Pommesgeneral
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pommes (“chips, french fries”) + General (“general”), referring to the five parallel bars that serve as the rank’s insignia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pommesgeneral m (strong, genitive Pommesgenerals, plural Pommesgeneräle or Pommesgenerale)
- (humorous military slang) Synonym of Oberstabsgefreiter (“corporal, OR-4 rank”)
- Synonym: NATO-Zebra
Declension[edit]
Declension of Pommesgeneral [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Pommesgeneral | die | Pommesgeneräle, Pommesgenerale |
| genitive | eines | des | Pommesgenerals | der | Pommesgeneräle, Pommesgenerale |
| dative | einem | dem | Pommesgeneral | den | Pommesgenerälen, Pommesgeneralen |
| accusative | einen | den | Pommesgeneral | die | Pommesgeneräle, Pommesgenerale |