Rekrut

See also: rekrut and rekru̇t

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French recreute, a variant of recrue (“recruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeˈkʁuːt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

Rekrut m (weak, genitive Rekruten, plural Rekruten)

1. (Germany, military) recruit
2. (Switzerland, Austria) A soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to a private.

Declension

Declension of Rekrut [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rekrut	die	Rekruten
genitive	eines	des	Rekruten	der	Rekruten
dative	einem	dem	Rekruten	den	Rekruten
accusative	einen	den	Rekruten	die	Rekruten

Related terms

• rekrutieren
• Rekrutierung

Descendants

• → Czech: rekrut
• → Romanian: recrut

Further reading

• “Rekrut” in Duden online
• “Rekrut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache