Komturei
German
Alternative forms
- Comthurey, Comenturei (obsolete)
- Kommenturei (rare, dated)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɔmtuˈʁaɪ̯]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Kom‧tu‧rei
Noun
Komturei f (genitive Komturei, plural Komtureien)
- (historical) commandery (the basic administrative division of an order of knighthood, led by a knight commander called Komtur)
- Synonym: Kommende
Declension
Declension of Komturei [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Komturei | die | Komtureien |
| genitive | einer | der | Komturei | der | Komtureien |
| dative | einer | der | Komturei | den | Komtureien |
| accusative | eine | die | Komturei | die | Komtureien |
Hypernyms
- Ordensniederlassung
- Verwaltungsbezirk eines Ritterordens
Hyponyms
- Komturei Tempelhof (commander's court of the Knights Templar in Teltow)
Holonyms
See also
Further reading
- “Komturei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Komturei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Komturei” in Duden online