Korporal

See also: korporal and korporał

German

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from French corporal, an alteration (after corps) of Middle French caporal, from Italian caporale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔʁpoˈʁaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Korporal m (strong, genitive Korporals, plural Korporale or Korporäle)
(military)

  1. (Switzerland, history, or non-German armies) corporal, lower non-commissioned officer (in today’s Switzerland equivalent to OR-4)
  2. (Austria) an enlisted rank (equivalent to OR-3)
  3. (Germany, since 2021) a rank awarded to high-performing enlisted personnel (equivalent to OR-4 and paid like OR-5, but not considered an NCO rank)

Declension
Declension of Korporal [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Korporal die Korporale, Korporäle
genitive eines des Korporals der Korporale, Korporäle
dative einem dem Korporal den Korporalen, Korporälen
accusative einen den Korporal die Korporale, Korporäle

Derived terms
  • Stabskorporal

Further reading
  • “Korporal” in Duden online
  • “Korporal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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