cavalerie

Dutch

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
  • cavalerist

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.val.ʁi/
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Noun

cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)

  1. cavalry

References
  1. Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009), “cheval”, in Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

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