militair

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris (“of soldiers or war”), from mīles (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miliˈtɛːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: mi‧li‧tair
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Noun

militair m (plural militairen, diminutive militairtje n)

  1. soldier

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: militer

Adjective

militair (not comparable)

  1. military

Inflection

Inflection of militair
uninflected militair
inflected militaire
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial militair
indefinite m./f. sing. militaire
n. sing. militair
plural militaire
definite militaire
partitive militairs

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: militèr
  • → Indonesian: militer
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