adjutant

English

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Etymology

From Latin adiūtō, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”). First attested in 17th century. Or from Latin adiuvāns, present participle of adiuvō, from iuvō (“help”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăj'ə-tənt IPA^(key): /ˈædʒətənt/

Noun

adjutant (plural adjutants)

1. (military) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
2. An assistant.
3. (zoology) A bird in the genus Leptoptilos of the stork family Ciconiidae.

Synonyms

• (bird): marabou

Derived terms

• (bird): greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius
• (bird): lesser adjutant, Leptoptilos javanicus

Translations

lower-ranking officer

• Czech: pobočník (cs) m
• Esperanto: adjutanto
• Finnish: adjutantti (fi)
• German: Adjutant (de) m

• Jèrriais: agîtant m
• Romanian: adjutant (ro) m
• Russian: адъютант (ru) m (adʺjutánt)
• Spanish: ayudante (es)

assistant

• Finnish: adjutantti (fi), avustaja (fi)
• German: Assistent (de) m

• Manx: co-yantagh m
• Russian: помощник (ru) m (pomóš(č)nik), подручный (ru) m (podrúčnyj)

bird

• Finnish: marabu
• German: Marabu (de) m

• Russian: птица-адъютант f (ptíca-adʺjutánt)

Adjective

adjutant (not comparable)

1. The noun used as a modifier (e.g. adjutant officer).

Synonyms

• adj.
• adjt.

See also

• adjuvant
• aid

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French

Noun

adjutant m (plural adjutants)

1. (military) warrant officer class 1, warrant officer

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Swedish

Noun

adjutant c

1. (military) an adjutant

Declension

Declension of adjutant

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	adjutant	adjutanten	adjutanter	adjutanterna
genitive	adjutants	adjutantens	adjutanters	adjutanternas