commandant

Significat (Anglès)

1. A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
2. A military rank equivalent to major used in some countries, especially when derived from French usage.
3. (South-Africa, historical) lieutenant-colonel

Conceptes

comandant

Sinònims

commander

commanding officer

administrator

leader

dictator

captain

chief

general

head

magistrate

ruler

skipper

command

garrison commander

commender

dictate

commander in chief

officer

order

Traduccions

Kommandant

comandante

commandant

comandante

komutan

commandant

kumandan

διοικητής

commissaire militaire

آمر

alcaide

comisario militar

major de garnison

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɒməndænt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *manus
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder.
Proto-Italic *-ðō
Proto-Italic *manuðō
Latin mandō
Latin commendō
Latin mandōinflu.
Latin commandāre
Old French comander
Middle French commander
French commanderder.
French commandant
English commandant
From French commandant, from commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandāre, from commendō + mandō.