hofmarskal

Danish

Etymology

From hof (“royal house”) +‎ marskal (“marshal”). Calque of German Hofmarschall.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɔfmarsjal(ˀ)/, [ˈhʌfmɑːˌɕalˀ], [ˈhʌfmɑːˌɕal]

Noun

hofmarskal c (singular definite hofmarskallen or hofmarskalen, plural indefinite hofmarskaller or hofmarskaler)

  1. (royal house) lord chamberlain (highest administrative officer of the royal house)

Declension
Declension of hofmarskal
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hofmarskal hofmarskallen
hofmarskalen		 hofmarskaller
hofmarskaler		 hofmarskallerne
hofmarskaler
genitive hofmarskals hofmarskallens
hofmarskalens		 hofmarskallers
hofmarskalers		 hofmarskallernes
hofmarskalers

Derived terms
  • hofmarskallat
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