Polyglot Dictionary

Kommandeur

/kɔmanˈdøːɐ̯/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Kommandeure

Meaning

  1. commander

    • Der Kommandeur gab den Befehl.

      The commander gave the order.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Befehlshaber

Befehlshaber is a broader, higher-level commander, like a commander-in-chief; Kommandeur is a specific military rank, commanding a particular unit.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

comandante

comandante is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "commander."

Practice

1 What does Kommandeur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ gab den Befehl.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kommandeur?

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