Regiment

See also: regiment and régiment

German

Etymology

15th century, from Latin regimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡiˈmɛnt/, [ʁe.ɡiˈmɛnt], [ʁə-], [ˌʁɛ-], [ˌʁeː-], [-ɡɪ-]

• Audio:

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Noun

Regiment n (strong, genitive Regiments or Regimentes, plural Regimenter or Regimente)

1. (military) regiment (unit)
2. leadership, command, rule, regime

   Synonyms: Leitung, Führung, Befehl, Herrschaft, Regime

Usage notes

• The normal plural, at least for the military sense, is Regimenter.

Declension

Declension of Regiment [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Regiment	die	Regimenter, Regimente
genitive	eines	des	Regiments, Regimentes	der	Regimenter, Regimente
dative	einem	dem	Regiment, Regimente1	den	Regimentern, Regimenten
accusative	ein	das	Regiment	die	Regimenter, Regimente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Regimentskommandeur

Further reading

• “Regiment” in Duden online
• “Regiment” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache