militair

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miliˈtɛːr/

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• 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

Declension 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