different between commandant vs commandingofficer

English

Etymology

From French commandant.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?m?ndænt/, /k?m?n?dænt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?m?nd??nt/, /k?m?n?d??nt/

Noun

commandant (plural commandants)

1. A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French commandant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.m?n?d?nt/
• Hyphenation: com?man?dant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

commandant m (plural commandanten, diminutive commandantje n)

1. commander

Derived terms

• commandantschip
• hoofdcommandant
• legercommandant

Related terms

• commanderen
• commando

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kommandant
• ? West Frisian: kommandant

French

Etymology

Present participle of commander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.m??.d??/
• Homophone: commandants

Noun

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

1. commander (function)
2. major (rank)

Further reading

• “commandant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

commandant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of command?

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

commandant m (plural commandants, feminine commandante)

1. (Jersey) commanding officer