Gefreiter

German

Etymology

From the fact that the rank was originally freed from sentry duty.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ/
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Noun

Gefreiter m (adjectival, definite nominative der Gefreite, genitive (des) Gefreiten, plural Gefreite, definite plural die Gefreiten)

  1. (military) lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

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Descendants
  • → Russian: ефре́йтор (jefréjtor)
    • → Kazakh: ефрейтор (efreitor)

Noun

Gefreiter f

  1. inflection of Gefreite:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

Further reading
  • “Gefreiter” in Duden online
  • “Gefreiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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