cavaliere

See also: Cavaliere and cavalière

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan cavalier (cf. also Old French chevalier), from Late Latin caballārius. See cavallo +‎ -iere. Doublet of cavallaio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈljɛ.re/

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• Rhymes: -ɛre
• Hyphenation: ca‧va‧liè‧re

Noun

cavaliere m (plural cavalieri)

1. rider or horseman
2. cavalryman or trooper
3. an escort or partner
4. a knight
5. a gentleman

Derived terms

• cavaliere errante
• cavaliere d'Italia
• a cavaliere fra

Related terms

• cavalleggero
• cavalleresco
• cavalleria
• cavallerizza
• cavallerizzo
• cavallina
• cavallo

Descendants

• → French: cavalier
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قاوالیه, قوالییه (kavalye)
    • Turkish: kavalye
  • → Russian: кавале́р (kavalér)
    • → Romanian: cavaler
• → Macedonian: кавалер (kavaler)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قوالیر (kavalir)