Adjutant

See also: adjutant

German

Etymology

  • 17th century, from Spanish ayudante, in part through French adjutant.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /at.juˈtant/, /a.djuˈtant/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /atjuˈdant/ (quite common; either by metathesis or after the Spanish)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ant

    Noun

    Adjutant m (weak, genitive Adjutanten, plural Adjutanten, feminine Adjutantin)

    1. (military) adjutant

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • Adjutant” in Duden online
    • Adjutant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Luxembourgish

    Noun

    Adjutant m (plural Adjutanten, feminine Adjutantin)

    1. (military) adjutant

    Further reading

    • Adjutant in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire