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Feldwebel
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feldwebel
German
de:
Alternative forms
de Feldweibel Switzerland
Etymology
From earlier Feldweibel, a compound of de Feld Weibel field usher. The modern vocalism is East Central German, probably standardised (outside Switzerland) to avoid the resemblance to de Weib woman, wife.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfɛltˌveːbəl/
de De-Feldwebel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
sergeant (noncommissioned officer)
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Oberfeldwebel
de Hauptfeldwebel
de Stabsfeldwebel
de Oberstabsfeldwebel
Descendants
en feldwebel 1
et veltveebel 1
ru фельдфебель 1
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