Swedish noun

en kommendant

commanding officer

Meaning

commanding officer

Forms

Forms of kommendant
Singular, indefiniteen kommendant
Singular, definitekommendanten
Plural, indefinitekommendanter
Plural, definitekommendanterna

kommendant is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kommendant, den stora kommendanten. Check another noun

Practise kommendant

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Is it en kommendant or ett kommendant?

Questions

What does kommendant mean in English?

kommendant means “commanding officer”.

Is it en kommendant or ett kommendant?

It is en kommendant, and “the commanding officer” is kommendanten.

What is the plural of kommendant?

The plural of kommendant is kommendanter, and the definite plural is kommendanterna.

Origin

From French commandant, from Italian comandante.

Nearby common words

kommendant is number 8,125 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 8,122avlyssning wiretap, wiretapping (the act of installing a concealed listening or recording device connected to a communications circuit)
  • 8,123varde cairn (heap of stones left as a marker)
  • 8,124nattskift a night shift (both senses)
  • 8,126förhäxa to bewitch
  • 8,127uppskjutning A raise, an ejection; an act to protrude upwards from something., A (propelled) launch (upwards).
  • 8,128vak hole in the ice, wake
  • 8,129illegalt illegally
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