cavalerie

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaː.vaː.ləˈri/
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  • Hyphenation: ca‧va‧le‧rie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)

  1. cavalry (part of the military that is on horseback)
    Synonym: ruiterij

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kavalêri

French

Etymology

From Italian cavalleria.[1] Compare Old French chevalerie.

Pronunciation

Noun

cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)

  1. cavalry

References

  1. ^ 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)

  1. cavalry
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cavalerie cavaleria cavalerii cavaleriile
genitive-dative cavalerii cavaleriei cavalerii cavaleriilor
vocative cavalerie, cavalerio cavaleriilor

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)

  1. knighthood (the quality of being a knight)
  2. order of knighthood
  3. dignity, nobility, gallantry, chivalry
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cavalerie cavaleria cavalerii cavaleriile
genitive-dative cavalerii cavaleriei cavalerii cavaleriilor
vocative cavalerie, cavalerio cavaleriilor