Soldateska

See also: soldateska

German

Etymology

17th century, from Italian soldatesca. Doublet of soldatisch, which has quite the opposite sense of “soldierly”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɔl.daˈtɛs.ka/
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Noun

Soldateska f (genitive Soldateska, plural (rare) Soldatesken)

  1. (obsolete) soldiers collectively, army
  2. (derogatory) a band of marauding, unscrupulous soldiers
  3. (by abstraction) the mentality of such soldiers, the marauding and war crimes themselves

Descendants
  • → Finnish: soldateska
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