Kommende

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin commenda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔˈmɛndə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kom‧men‧de

Noun

Kommende f (genitive Kommende, plural Kommenden)

  1. an ecclesiastical benefice transferred in trust to the custody of a patron
  2. (historical) commandery (the basic administrative division of an order of knighthood, led by a knight commander called Komtur)
    Synonym: Komturei

Declension

Declension of Kommende [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kommende die Kommenden
genitive einer der Kommende der Kommenden
dative einer der Kommende den Kommenden
accusative eine die Kommende die Kommenden

Hyponyms

  • Landkommende
  • Deutschordenskommende
  • Priesterkommende

See also

Further reading

  • “Kommende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kommende” in Duden online
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