Pommesgeneral

German

Schulterklappe eines Pommes-generals

Etymology

From Pommes (“chips, french fries”) +‎ General (“general”), referring to the five parallel bars that serve as the rank’s insignia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔməsɡenəˌʁaːl/

Noun

Pommesgeneral m (strong, genitive Pommesgenerals, plural Pommesgeneräle or Pommesgenerale)

1. (humorous military slang) Synonym of Oberstabsgefreiter (“corporal, OR-4 rank”)

   Synonym: NATO-Zebra

Declension

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