Gefreiter

German

Etymology

Nominalized past participle of freien in the obsolete meaning “to make free, to exempt from duty”. 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

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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