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See also: Adjutant
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Lesser_Adjutant.jpg/220px-Lesser_Adjutant.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]adjutant (plural adjutants)
- (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- An assistant.
- (zoology) Any bird of the genus Leptoptilos, a branch of the stork family (Ciconiidae) native to India and Southeast Asia.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
- Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Plotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
Synonyms
[edit]- (bird): adjutant bird
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]lower-ranking officer
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assistant
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Adjective
[edit]adjutant (not comparable)
- Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer.
- adjutant officer
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]adjutant m (plural adjutants, feminine adjutante)
Polish
[edit]Noun
[edit]adjutant m pers
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjutant
singular | plural | |
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nominative | adjutant | adjutanci/adjutanty (deprecative) |
genitive | adjutanta | adjutantów |
dative | adjutantowi | adjutantom |
accusative | adjutanta | adjutantów |
instrumental | adjutantem | adjutantami |
locative | adjutancie | adjutantach |
vocative | adjutancie | adjutanci |
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French adjudant.
Noun
[edit]adjutant m (plural adjutanți)
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjutant
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) adjutant | adjutantul | (niște) adjutanți | adjutanții |
genitive/dative | (unui) adjutant | adjutantului | (unor) adjutanți | adjutanților |
vocative | adjutantule | adjutanților |
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]adjutant c
Declension
[edit]Declension of adjutant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | adjutant | adjutanten | adjutanter | adjutanterna |
Genitive | adjutants | adjutantens | adjutanters | adjutanternas |
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- en:Storks
- French lemmas
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- fr:Military
- Polish lemmas
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