kommendant

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

kommendant c

(military) commanding officer

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of kommendant
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kommendant	kommendanten	kommendanter	kommendanterna
Genitive	kommendants	kommendantens	kommendanters	kommendanternas

Related terms

kommendera

References

kommendant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
kommendant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
kommendant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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