general

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) general (said of the subcategory of armed forces officer with a rank above that of senior officer)
2. (feminine, masculine) general (said of the military with this subcategory)
3. (feminine, masculine, obsolete) general (including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole)

Noun

1. (masculine) general (highest rank in the category of Army and Air Force officers, whose insignia consists of four stars)
2. (figuratively, masculine) chief, leader

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) general (officer holding that post)
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) general (designation common to military personnel holding the ranks of general, lieutenant general and major general)

Concepts

general

general officer

shogun

warlord

full general

Synonyms

generalidades

Generais

Translations

général

General

generale

general

generaal

general

στρατηγός

general

général

general

πτέραρχος

oficial general

γενικές υποθέσεις

γενικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒe.neˈɾaw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: generālis

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin generālis. Doublet of geral.