cavalerie

Dutch

Alternative forms

• cavallerie (obsolete)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.vaː.ləˈri/

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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

• cavaleriecharge

Related terms

• cavalerist

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kavalêri

French

Etymology

From Italian cavalleria. Compare Old French chevalerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.val.ʁi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

cavalerie f (plural cavaleries)

1. cavalry

Related terms

• La Cavalerie

Further reading

• “cavalerie” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
• “cavalerie” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• “cavalerie” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
• “cavalerie” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “cavalerie” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “cavalerie” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
• “cavalerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cavalière

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