"Offizier" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ɔfiˈtsiːr/, [ʔɔ.fiˈt͡si(ː)ɐ̯], /ɔfiˈsiːr/ Audio: De-Offizier.ogg
Rhymes: -iːɐ̯ Etymology: 16th century, from Middle French officier, from Medieval Latin officiarius. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|frm|officier}} Middle French officier, {{der|de|ML.|officiarius}} Medieval Latin officiarius Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es}} Offizier m (strong, genitive Offiziers or Offizieres, plural Offiziere) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es}} Forms: Offiziers [genitive], Offizieres [genitive], Offiziere [plural], strong [table-tags], Offizier [nominative, singular], Offiziere [definite, nominative, plural], Offiziers [genitive, singular], Offizieres [genitive, singular], Offiziere [definite, genitive, plural], Offizier [dative, singular], Offiziere [dative, singular], Offizieren [dative, definite, plural], Offizier [accusative, singular], Offiziere [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (military) commissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Offizier-de-noun-DjHSvNSs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 32 14 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (history, especially communism, East Germany) a high-ranking official or civil servant in various government agencies Tags: East, Germany, especially, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Communism, History
    Sense id: en-Offizier-de-noun-bQecYz7X Categories (other): DDR German Topics: communism, government, history, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences
  3. (chess) any chess piece which is not a pawn: a knight, bishop, castle, queen, or king Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-Offizier-de-noun-Z23xVvvE Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Officier [obsolete] Hyponyms: Artillerieoffizier [military, war, government, politics], Infanterieoffizier [military, war, government, politics], Ingenieuroffizier [military, war, government, politics], Springer [chess, board-games, games], Läufer [chess, board-games, games], Turm [chess, board-games, games], Dame [chess, board-games, games], König [chess, board-games, games] Derived forms: Offizierscorps, Offizierskasino, Offizierslaufbahn, Offiziersschule, Unteroffizier

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1886, Johannes Metger, Die Schachschule, Leipzig, page 15",
          "text": "Offiziere werden die Figuren im Gegensatz zu den Bauern genannt (leichte Offiziere sind Läufer und Springer, schwere Offiziere Turm und Dame).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "2005, Der Brockhaus in zehn Bänden. 8: Rein-Sor, sub verbo Schach",
          "text": "Jeder Spieler verfügt in der Grundaufstellung über 16 weiße bzw. schwarze Figuren, und zwar über 8 Offiziere (König, Dame, 2 Türme, 2 Läufer, 2 Springer) und 8 Bauern.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any chess piece which is not a pawn: a knight, bishop, castle, queen, or king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "chess piece",
          "chess piece"
        ],
        [
          "pawn",
          "pawn"
        ],
        [
          "knight",
          "knight"
        ],
        [
          "bishop",
          "bishop"
        ],
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) any chess piece which is not a pawn: a knight, bishop, castle, queen, or king"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔfiˈtsiːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɔ.fiˈt͡si(ː)ɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔfiˈsiːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːɐ̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Offizier.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6f/De-Offizier.ogg/De-Offizier.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/De-Offizier.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Officier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Offizier"
}

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