fänrik

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fähnrich, from Fahne (“flag”) + -rich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛnrɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnrɪk

Noun

fänrik c

  1. (military) the lowest officer rank in the Swedish and Finnish armies; second lieutenant

Declension

Declension of fänrik
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fänrik fänriks
definite fänriken fänrikens
plural indefinite fänrikar fänrikars
definite fänrikarna fänrikarnas

References

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