kommendant

Swedish

Etymology

From French commandant, from Italian comandante. Compare German Kommandant, English commandant.

Noun

kommendant c

  1. (military) commanding officer

Usage notes

Typically used for the highest ranking officer of a garrison, fortification, or similar.

Declension

Declension of kommendant
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kommendant kommendants
definite kommendanten kommendantens
plural indefinite kommendanter kommendanters
definite kommendanterna kommendanternas

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