Kommentur

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly through or influenced by Medieval Latin commendatarius (“commendatary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔmɛnˈtuːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Kom‧men‧tur

Noun

Kommentur m (strong, genitive Kommenturs, plural Kommenture)

  1. (historical) commander, knight commander (of a basic administrative division called Kommende or Komturei)
    Synonyms: Komtur, Kommendator
  2. A rank within some types of honorary orders. (A bearer of the Kommenturkreuz.)

Declension

Declension of Kommentur [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kommentur die Kommenture
genitive eines des Kommenturs der Kommenture
dative einem dem Kommentur den Kommenturen
accusative einen den Kommentur die Kommenture

Derived terms

  • Landkommentur, Großkommentur
  • Kommenturhof, Kommenturkreuz

See also

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