"Rekrut" meaning in German

See Rekrut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁeˈkʁuːt/ Audio: De-Rekrut.ogg
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French recrute (attested 1592), from recreue (“supplement”), recrue (“supplies; supplemental soldiers”) (attested 1550), substantivized past participle of Old French recroistre (“to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace”), from Latin recrēscere (“to grow (out) again”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|frm|recrute}} Borrowed from Middle French recrute, {{der|de|fro|recroistre||to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace}} Old French recroistre (“to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace”), {{der|de|la|recresco|recrēscere|to grow (out) again}} Latin recrēscere (“to grow (out) again”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Rekrut m (weak, genitive Rekruten, plural Rekruten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Rekruten [genitive], Rekruten [plural], weak [table-tags], Rekrut [nominative, singular], Rekruten [definite, nominative, plural], Rekruten [genitive, singular], Rekruten [definite, genitive, plural], Rekruten [dative, singular], Rekruten [dative, definite, plural], Rekruten [accusative, singular], Rekruten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Germany, military) recruit Tags: Germany, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Rekrut-de-noun-~eKxifZq Categories (other): German German, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (Switzerland, Austria) a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to a private Tags: Austria, Switzerland, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Rekrut-de-noun-X7-GTfsp Categories (other): Austrian German, Switzerland German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Military ranks Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rekrutieren, Rekrutierung

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: rekrut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: rekrut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "recrut",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: recrut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: recrut"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ре́крут",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: ре́крут (rékrut)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: ре́крут (rékrut)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "recrute"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle French recrute",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "recroistre",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French recroistre (“to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "recresco",
        "4": "recrēscere",
        "5": "to grow (out) again"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin recrēscere (“to grow (out) again”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French recrute (attested 1592), from recreue (“supplement”), recrue (“supplies; supplemental soldiers”) (attested 1550), substantivized past participle of Old French recroistre (“to grow again, to acquire offspring, to replace”), from Latin recrēscere (“to grow (out) again”).",
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      "form": "Rekruten",
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    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "weak",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rekrut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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        "1": "m.weak"
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      "expansion": "Rekrut m (weak, genitive Rekruten, plural Rekruten)",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rekrutieren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Rekrutierung"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "de:Military",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "recruit"
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          "recruit"
        ]
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        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "26 74",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          "armed forces",
          "armed forces"
        ],
        [
          "private",
          "private"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Switzerland, Austria) a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to a private"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Switzerland",
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʁeˈkʁuːt/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːt"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "Rekrut"
}

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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Middle French",
    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "German terms derived from Middle French",
    "German terms derived from Old French",
    "German weak nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/uːt",
    "Rhymes:German/uːt/2 syllables",
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: rekrut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: rekrut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "recrut",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: recrut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: recrut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ре́крут",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: ре́крут (rékrut)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: ре́крут (rékrut)"
    }
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin recrēscere (“to grow (out) again”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekrut",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rekruten",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Rekrut m (weak, genitive Rekruten, plural Rekruten)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "rekrutieren"
    },
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      "word": "Rekrutierung"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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}

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