"Veteran" meaning in German

See Veteran in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /veteˈʁaːn/ Audio: De-Veteran.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: Borrowed from Latin veterānus. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:veterānus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "veterānus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Veteran", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Veteran">, {{bor+|de|la|veterānus}} Borrowed from Latin veterānus Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Veteran m (weak, genitive Veteranen, plural Veteranen, feminine Veteranin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Veteranen [genitive], Veteranen [plural], Veteranin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Veteran [nominative, singular], Veteranen [definite, nominative, plural], Veteranen [genitive, singular], Veteranen [definite, genitive, plural], Veteranen [dative, singular], Veteranen [dative, definite, plural], Veteranen [accusative, singular], Veteranen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. veteran (old soldier) Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Veteran-de-noun-S-pUKiQu
  2. vintage car Tags: masculine, weak Synonyms: Oldtimer
    Sense id: en-Veteran-de-noun-OWbNWrDt Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Automobiles Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 5 95 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 5 95 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 13 87

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "form": "Veteranen",
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