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Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.vaː.ləˈri/
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧le‧rie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)
- cavalry (part of the military that is on horseback)
- Synonym: ruiterij
Derived terms
Descendants
French
Etymology
From Italian cavalleria.[1] Compare Old French chevalerie.
Pronunciation
Noun
cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)
- cavalry
References
- ^ Picoche, Jacqueline with Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) “cheval”, in Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert
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Romanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian кавалерия (kavalerija) or German Kavallerie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.va.ˈle.ri.e/
- Rhymes: -erie
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧le‧ri‧e
Noun
cavalerie f (plural cavalerii)
- cavalry
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian cavalleria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.va.le.ˈri.e/
- Rhymes: -ie
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧le‧ri‧e
Noun
cavalerie f (plural cavalerii)
- knighthood (the quality of being a knight)
- order of knighthood
- dignity, nobility, gallantry, chivalry
Declension