General

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See also général

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Declension 3 German 3.1 Noun 4 Portuguese 4.1 Noun 5 Serbian 5.1 Noun 5.2 Declension 5.2.1 See also 6 Spanish 6.1 Adjective 6.1.1 Derived terms 6.2 Noun

English

Etymology

From Latin generalis, from noun genus + adjective suffix -alis

Adjective

general

1. not specific or particular
2. concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category
3. a commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant general

Derived terms

• generality
• generally
• generalisation, generalization
• generalise, generalize
• general anaesthetic
• in general

Translations

Bosnian: generalni m., opšti m. Chinese: 一般 Danish: generel Dutch: algemeen, algemene Esperanto: ĝenerala Finnish: yleinen French: général m, générale f German: allgemein Greek: γενικός m, γενική f, γενικό n Indonesian: umum Italian: generale m/f

Japanese: 一般 (いっぱん, ippan), å ¨èˆ¬ (ぜんぱん, zenpan), 概要の Latin: generalis Portuguese: geral m/f Russian: общий Serbian: Cyrillic: генерални m., општи m. Latin: generalni m., opÅ¡ti m. Slovene: sploÅ¡en m, sploÅ¡na f, sploÅ¡no n Spanish: general, no particular Turkish: genel

Noun

general (plural: generals)

1. Rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal.
2. Short for general anaesthetic.

Derived terms

• brigadier general
• colonel general
• lieutenant general
• major general

Translations

Bosnian: general m. Chinese: 將軍, 将军 Danish: general Dutch: generaal m Esperanto: generalo Finnish: kenraali French: général m German: General m Greek: στρατηγός m Indonesian: jendral Italian: generale m

Japanese: 大将 Korean: 장군 (janggun) Lithuanian: generolas m (1) Portuguese: general m Russian: генерал (general) Serbian: Cyrillic: генерал m Latin: general m Slovene: general m Spanish: général Turkish: general

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Bosnian

Noun

general m s

1. general, a military rank.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	general	generali
genitive	generala	generala
dative	generalu	generalima
accusative	generala	generale
vocative	generalu	generali
instrumental	generalom	generalima
locative	generalu	generalima

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German

Noun

General m (plural: Generäle)

1. A general

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Portuguese

Noun

general m (plural: generais)

1. A general

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Serbian

Noun

general m s

1. general, a military rank.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	general	generali
genitive	generala	generala
dative	generalu	generalima
accusative	generala	generale
vocative	generalu	generali
instrumental	generalom	generalima
locative	generalu	generalima

See also

• генерал

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Spanish

Adjective

general

1. general

Derived terms

• generalidad
• generalización
• generalizar
• generalmente

Noun

general m (plural: generales)

1. A generalfr:general

io:general it:general hu:general pl:general fi:general zh:general