Colonel

== English == === Etymology === Capitalization of colonel. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Colonel (plural Colonels) (military) The military officer title. == German == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English colonel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkœʁnəl/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlənəl/ (sometimes; approaching an assumed English pronunciation) ==== Noun ==== Colonel m (strong, genitive Colonels or Colonel, plural Colonels or Colonel) colonel; Colonel (in Anglo-Saxon armies) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French colonel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˌkɔloˈnɛl/ ==== Noun ==== Colonel m (strong, genitive Colonels or Colonel, plural Colonels) colonel; Colonel (in Francophone armies) ===== Declension ===== === See also === Oberst (the general word) == Romanian == === Etymology === Diminutive of colun (“wild donkey”). === Proper noun === Colonel m (genitive/dative lui Colonel) a surname