cavaleiro

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman”), from Latin caballus.

Pronunciation

(Galicia) IPA^(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾʊ/

Noun

cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros)

knight (mediaeval warrior)
a noble ranked below an infançon and above an escudeiro

Coordinate terms

(Portuguese fidalgo ranks) fidalgo; ricome, infançon, cavaleiro, escudeiro

Related terms

cavalo

Descendants

Galician: cabaleiro
Portuguese: cavaleiro

Portuguese

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cavaleiro

cavaleiro

Alternative forms

cavaleyro, cavalleiro, cavalleyro (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius. Compare Galician cabaleiro. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”). Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈle(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈle(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈlɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɐˈlej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈlej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈle.ɾu/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu, (yod dropping) -eɾu
Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lei‧ro

Adjective

cavaleiro (feminine cavaleira, masculine plural cavaleiros, feminine plural cavaleiras)

pertaining to cavalry

Derived terms

perspetiva cavaleira

Noun

cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine cavaleira, feminine plural cavaleiras)

(military, historical) knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages)
(military) cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment)
Synonym: (Brazil) cavalariano
(nobility) knight (noble ranked below a baron)

Noun

cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine amazona, feminine plural amazonas)

horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse)

Derived terms

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