Kommiss

German

Etymology

16th century, originally in the sense “provisions, anything distributed to the troops”. The modern sense likely by backformation from compounds such as Kommissbrot, Kommissrock etc. Further probably from Latin commissum (“that which is entrusted, committed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈmɪs/, [kɔˈmɪs], [ko-]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kom‧miss

Noun

Kommiss m (strong, genitive Kommisses or Kommiss, no plural) (derogatory, informal, dated)

  1. military service

Declension

Declension of Kommiss [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kommiss
genitive eines des Kommisses, Kommiss
dative einem dem Kommiss, Kommisse1
accusative einen den Kommiss

1Now rare, see notes.

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