Noun
der Feldmarschall
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛlt.maʁˌʃal/
field marshal (military officer of the highest rank)
C2
rank #14,251
plural Feldmarschälle
Meanings
Noun
- field marshal (military officer of the highest rank)
Example sentence
Der Feldmarschall befehligte drei ganze Armeen.
The field marshal commanded three whole armies.
Word forms
singular
der Feldmarschall
plural
die Feldmarschälle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Feldmarschall
Accusativeden Feldmarschall
Dativedem Feldmarschall
Genitivedes Feldmarschalls
Plural
Nominativedie Feldmarschälle
Accusativedie Feldmarschälle
Dativeden Feldmarschällen
Genitiveder Feldmarschälle
Usage
- zum Feldmarschall ernannt werden — Be appointed field marshal.
- Feldmarschall / Feld — A historical military rank versus the ordinary noun field.
Das Porträt zeigte den Feldmarschall in Uniform.
The portrait showed the field marshal in uniform.