adjutant

See also: Adjutant

English

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A lesser adjutant bird.

Etymology

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    Probably partly from SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#ADJUTANTCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#ADJUTANT ayudante and partly PortugueseCategory:English terms borrowed from Portuguese#ADJUTANTCategory:English terms derived from Portuguese#ADJUTANT ajudante (“assistant, helper, aide”), use as nouns of adjectives from the present participles of SpanishCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#ADJUTANT ayudar and PortugueseCategory:English terms derived from Portuguese#ADJUTANT ajudar, respectively, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ADJUTANT adiūtō (“to help, assist”), with remodeling after LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#ADJUTANTCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ADJUTANT adiūtāns, present participle of adiūtō, from adiuvō (“to help, assist”) + -tō (frequentative suffix).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    adjutant (plural adjutants)Category:English lemmas#ADJUTANTCategory:English nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:English countable nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with entries#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ADJUTANT

    1. (militaryCategory:en:Military ranks#ADJUTANT) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. [from 1641][1]
    2. An assistant. [from 1622][1]
    3. (zoologyCategory:en:Zoology#ADJUTANT) Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia. [from 1798][1]

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    Adjective

    adjutant (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ADJUTANTCategory:English adjectives#ADJUTANTCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ADJUTANTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with entries#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ADJUTANT

    1. Assistant; who helps a higher-ranking officer. [from 1645][1]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 “adjutant, n. and adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
    Category:en:Storks#ADJUTANT

    French

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in French entries#ADJUTANT

    Noun

    adjutant m (plural adjutants, feminine adjutante)Category:French lemmas#ADJUTANTCategory:French nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:French countable nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ADJUTANTCategory:French masculine nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with entries#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ADJUTANT

    1. (militaryCategory:fr:Military#ADJUTANT) warrant officer class 1, warrant officer

    Derived terms

    Polish

    Noun

    adjutant m persCategory:Polish lemmas#ADJUTANTCategory:Polish nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ADJUTANTCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Polish personal nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with entries#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ADJUTANT

    1. Pre-1936 spelling of adiutant.Category:Polish obsolete forms#ADJUTANTCategory:Polish pre-1936 spellings#ADJUTANT

    Declension

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#ADJUTANTCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#ADJUTANT adjudant.

    Noun

    adjutant m (plural adjutanți)Category:Romanian lemmas#ADJUTANTCategory:Romanian nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#ADJUTANTCategory:Romanian countable nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ADJUTANTCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with entries#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ADJUTANT

    1. adjutant

    Declension

    Swedish

    Noun

    adjutant cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ADJUTANTCategory:Swedish nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ADJUTANTCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with entries#ADJUTANTCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ADJUTANT

    1. (militaryCategory:sv:Military#ADJUTANT) an adjutant

    Declension

    Category:sv:Occupations#ADJUTANT
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