Brigade

See also: brigade and brigáda

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigade, from Italian brigata. Application to industrial work groups was influenced by Russian брига́да (brigáda) (itself a borrowing of this term).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

Brigade f (genitive Brigade, plural Brigaden)

  1. (military) brigade, military unit
  2. (East Germany) the smallest work-group in an industrial plant

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Russian: брига́да (brigáda)
    • → Armenian: բրիգադ (brigad)
    • → Georgian: ბრიგადა (brigada)
    • → Ingrian: brigada
    • ⇒ Mongolian: ᠪᠷᠢᠭ᠋ᠠᠳ᠋ (briɣad), бригад (brigad)
    • → Yakut: биригээдэ (birigeede)

Further reading

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