Unteroffizier

== German == === Etymology === From unter- +‎ Offizier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʊntɐʔɔfiˌt͡siːɐ̯] Hyphenation: Un‧ter‧of‧fi‧zier === Noun === Unteroffizier m (strong, genitive Unteroffiziers, plural Unteroffiziere, feminine Unteroffizierin) (military) non-commissioned officer, NCO (military, Germany) a specific, namely the lowest, NCO rank ==== Usage notes ==== According to NATO standards, a Bundeswehr Unteroffizier is equivalent to a sergeant in Anglophone armed forces (OR-5). In terms of its being the lowest NCO rank it is more similar to corporal (OR-4), however. (Note that the German rank of Korporal newly introduced in 2021 is an enlisted-personnel rank.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: у́нтер-офице́р (únter-oficér) === Further reading === Unteroffizier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Unteroffizier” in Duden online “Unteroffizier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache