EuroLex/F/General
- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: général - 1. general, commander, military leader
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | generál | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | general | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | generaal | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| English | general | 16c | 'meaning 1;
and also: a) a statement, principle, or fact that embraces or is applicable to the whole; b) general anaesthesia; c) something that is general; generality; d) ecclesiastical: the chief official of a religious order' | 'the public' | http://dictionary.reference.com, http://www.etymonline.com |
| Estonian | kindral (?) | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | kenraali | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | General | 16c | 'meaning 1' | MHG 'ecclesiastical: the chief official of a religious order' | http://www.koeblergerhard.de/derwbhin.html |
| Hungarian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | generale | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Latvian | ģenerālis | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | generolas | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | general | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Polish | generał | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | general | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | generál | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | general | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | general | ... | 'meaning 1;
and also: ecclesiastical: the chief official of a religious order' | '...' | ... |
| Swedish | general | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
editEtymology: shortening of "captain general", from MF capitaine général. Orignally derived from L generalis (adj.) "general", from L genus (nom.) "gender, kind, category", came into army use under French influence in the 16th century.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com, http://www.koeblergerhard.de/derwbhin.html
Information on Other Languages
editHungarian: tábornok