Rekrut

See also: rekrut and rekru̇t

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French recrute (attested 1592), from recreue (“supplement”), recrue (“supplies; supplemental soldiers”) (attested 1550), substantivized past participle of Old French recroistre (“to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace”), from Latin recrēscere (“to grow (out) again”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeˈkʁuːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

Rekrut m (weak, genitive Rekruten, plural Rekruten)

  1. (Germany, military) recruit
  2. (Switzerland, Austria) a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to a private

Declension

Declension of Rekrut [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rekrut die Rekruten
genitive eines des Rekruten der Rekruten
dative einem dem Rekruten den Rekruten
accusative einen den Rekruten die Rekruten

Descendants

  • → Czech: rekrut
  • → Romanian: recrut
  • → Russian: ре́крут (rékrut)

References

  1. ^ “Rekrut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache.

Further reading

  • “Rekrut” in Duden online
  • “Rekrut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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