Freikorps
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from German Freikorps.
Noun
[edit]Freikorps (plural Freikorps)
- (historical) A German-speaking corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army; in particular, such a group linked to Germany.
- Synonym: free corps
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of frei + Korps, "free corps".
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Freikorps n (strong, genitive Freikorps, plural Freikorps)
- (historical) A corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Freikorps [neuter, strong]
Descendants
[edit]- English: → Freikorps, → free corps (calque)
- → Dutch: vrijkorps
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: frikorps
- → Russian: фрайкор (frajkor)
- → Swedish: frikår
Further reading
[edit]- “Freikorps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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