Gefreiter

Meaning

lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender)

Gefreite

female equivalent of Gefreiter: female lance corporal

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Concepts

lance corporal

corporal

private first class

private first-class

Gefreiter

Synonyms

Bescheid

Ende

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Gipfel

Kap

Obergefreiter

Sitze

Spitze

Hauptgefreiter

Obergefreite

Hauptgefreite

Translations

caporal suppléant

caporal postiche

soldat de première classe

lancia spezzata

υποδεκανέας

onbaşı

caporale

cabo

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ/

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.