Italian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, dis- +‎ cavalcare. Corresponds to Vulgar Latin *discaballicāre.

Verb

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discavalcàre (first-person singular present discavàlco, first-person singular past historic discavalcài, past participle discavalcàto, auxiliary avére or èssere)

  1. (rare, archaic)
    1. Alternative form of scavalcare
    2. (intransitive) to dismount from a horse [auxiliary essere]
    3. (transitive) to unhorse
      Synonym: disarcionare
  2. (transitive, military) to dismount (a gun) from its carriage
    Antonym: incavalcare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • discavalcare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • discavalcare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication