Gefreiter

== German == === Etymology === Nominalized past participle of freien in the obsolete meaning “to make free, to exempt from duty”. From the fact that the rank was originally freed from sentry duty. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ/ === Noun === Gefreiter m (adjectival, definite nominative der Gefreite, genitive (des) Gefreiten, plural Gefreite, definite plural die Gefreiten) (military) lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hauptfreiter Obergefreiter ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: ефре́йтор (jefréjtor)→ Kazakh: ефрейтор (efreitor)→ Finnish: jefreitteri === Noun === Gefreiter f inflection of Gefreite: strong genitive/dative singular strong genitive plural === Further reading === “Gefreiter” in Duden online “Gefreiter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache