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adelborst

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of adel +‎ borst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.dəlˌbɔrst/
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  • Hyphenation: adel‧borst

Noun

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adelborst m (plural adelborsten, diminutive adelborstje n)

  1. midshipman
  2. (historical, obsolete) low-ranking officer in an army

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German [Term?]. Compare Dutch adelborst. First attested in 1643.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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adelborst m animacy unattested

  1. (Middle Polish, military) garrison commander

Declension

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References

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  • Danuta Lankiewicz (16.04.2009) “ADELBORST”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]