Schwadron

German

Alternative forms

• Squadron (obsolete)

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Italian squadrone. The onset developed after Schwader, Geschwader, an earlier borrowing from related Italian squadra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvaˈdʁoːn/

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• Hyphenation: Schwa‧d‧ron
• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Schwadron f (genitive Schwadron, plural Schwadronen) or
Schwadron (uncommon) n (strong, genitive Schwadrons, plural Schwadrone)

1. (historical, military) squadron (the smallest unit of the cavalry)

   Synonyms: Eskadron, (obsolete) Schwader, Geschwader

Declension

Declension of Schwadron [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schwadron	die	Schwadronen
genitive	einer	der	Schwadron	der	Schwadronen
dative	einer	der	Schwadron	den	Schwadronen
accusative	eine	die	Schwadron	die	Schwadronen

Declension of Schwadron [neuter (uncommon), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schwadron	die	Schwadrone
genitive	eines	des	Schwadrons	der	Schwadrone
dative	einem	dem	Schwadron	den	Schwadronen
accusative	ein	das	Schwadron	die	Schwadrone

Derived terms

• schwadronieren
• Todesschwadron

Related terms

• Geschwader

Descendants

• → Polish: szwadron

Further reading

• “Schwadron” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schwadron” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schwadron” in Duden online