Definition
A military commander or officer in charge of a fort, prison, or military institution; a ranking officer with authority over a facility.
Etymology
From French 'commandant,' derived from Latin 'commandare' (com- 'together' + mandare 'to command'). It traveled through military terminology across European languages.
Kelly Says
Commandant comes from the same root as 'command'—it's literally 'one who commands'—but it specifically means someone in charge of a military facility, like a prison or military academy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አኜም አመራር
a-am a-me-ra-ar
BNবাংলা
কমান্ডার
kom-an-dar
CACatalà
comandant
koh-man-dant
CSČeština
plukovník
plu-kov-nik
DADansk
kommandant
kom-mand-ant
DEDeutsch
Kommandant
kom-man-dant
ELΕλληνικά
διοικητής
dee-o-ik-ee-tis
ESEspañol
comandante
koh-man-tan-te
FAفارسی
فرمانده
far-man-deh
FISuomi
komentaja
ko-men-ta-ja
FRFrançais
commandant
kɔmɑ̃dɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
कमांडेंट
ka-man-dent
HUMagyar
parancsnok
pa-ran-cs-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
komandan
koh-man-dan
IGIG
onye kwuru
on-ye kw-uru
ITItaliano
comandante
koh-man-dan-te
MSBahasa Melayu
komandan
koh-man-dan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမြတ်
kye-mee-at
NLNederlands
commandant
kom-man-dant
NONorsk
kommandant
kom-mand-ant
PLPolski
komendant
koh-men-dant
PTPortuguês
comandante
koh-man-tan-te
RORomână
comandant
koh-man-dant
RUРусский
командующий
kom-an-doo-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
kommendant
kom-men-dant
TAதமிழ்
படைத்தலைவர்
pa-dai-tha-lai-var
TEతెలుగు
కమాండింగ్ అధికారి
ka-ma-an-ding a-dhi-ka-ri
THไทย
ผู้บัญชาการ
poo-ban-cha-ka-ar
TLTL
komandante
koh-man-dan-te
TRTürkçe
komutan
koh-moo-tan
UKУкраїнська
командир
kom-an-dir
VITiếng Việt
thiếu tá
twee-o ta
ZUZU
umkhonto
oom-khoon-to