Colonel

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Colonel (uncountable)

  1. (military) The military officer title.

German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English colonel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkœʁnəl/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔlənəl/ (sometimes; approaching an assumed English pronunciation)

Noun[edit]

Colonel m (strong, genitive Colonels or Colonel, plural Colonels or Colonel)

  1. colonel; Colonel (in Anglo-Saxon armies)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from French colonel.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Colonel m (strong, genitive Colonels or Colonel, plural Colonels)

  1. colonel; Colonel (in Francophone armies)
Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of colun (wild donkey).

Proper noun[edit]

Colonel m (genitive/dative lui Colonel)

  1. a surname