hofmarskal

Danish

Etymology

From hof (“royal house”) +‎ marskal (“marshal”). Calque of German Hofmarschall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔfmarsjal(ˀ)/, [ˈhʌfmɑːˌɕalˀ], [ˈhʌfmɑːˌɕal]

Noun

hofmarskal c (singular definite hofmarskallen or hofmarskalen, plural indefinite hofmarskaller or hofmarskaler)

1. (royal house) lord chamberlain (highest administrative officer of the royal house)

Declension

Declension of hofmarskal

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hofmarskal	hofmarskallen hofmarskalen	hofmarskaller hofmarskaler	hofmarskallerne hofmarskaler
genitive	hofmarskals	hofmarskallens hofmarskalens	hofmarskallers hofmarskalers	hofmarskallernes hofmarskalers

Derived terms

• hofmarskallat