Legionär

German

Etymology

19th century, from Legion +‎ -är, after French légionnaire, from Latin legionarius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leɡi̯oˈnɛːr/, [le.ɡjoˈnɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [ˌlɛ-], [ˌleː-], [-ɡi.o-], [-ˈneːɐ̯]
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Noun

Legionär m (strong, genitive Legionärs, plural Legionäre)

  1. (military) legionary (foreign volunteer or mercenary)
  2. (sports) player who plays for a foreign club

Declension
Declension of Legionär [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Legionär die Legionäre
genitive eines des Legionärs der Legionäre
dative einem dem Legionär den Legionären
accusative einen den Legionär die Legionäre

Derived terms
  • Legionärskrankheit
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