kommendant

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

kommendant c

1. (military) commanding officer

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of kommendant

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kommendant	kommendants
	definite	kommendanten	kommendantens
plural	indefinite	kommendanter	kommendanters
	definite	kommendanterna	kommendanternas

Related terms

• kommendera

References

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