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Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)

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

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Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: kavalêri

French edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)

  1. cavalry

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References edit

  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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian кавалерия (kavalerija) or German Kavallerie.

Noun edit

cavalerie f (plural cavalerii)

  1. cavalry

Declension edit