Rittmeister

German

Etymology

Ritt (“ride”) +‎ Meister (“master”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪtˌmaɪ̯stɐ/
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Noun

Rittmeister m (strong, genitive Rittmeisters, plural Rittmeister)

  1. A cavalry officer.

Declension

Declension of Rittmeister [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rittmeister die Rittmeister
genitive eines des Rittmeisters der Rittmeister
dative einem dem Rittmeister den Rittmeistern
accusative einen den Rittmeister die Rittmeister

Descendants

  • → Czech: rotmistr
  • → English: rittmaster
  • → Polish: rotmistrz
  • → Russian: ротмистр (rotmistr)

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