kavalleri
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”) + -eria. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål kavaleri, Danish kavaleri, German Kavallerie and English cavalry.
Noun
[edit]kavalleri n
- a cavalry
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kavalleri | kavalleris |
| definite | kavalleriet | kavalleriets | |
| plural | indefinite | kavallerier | kavalleriers |
| definite | kavallerierna | kavalleriernas |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- kavalleri in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kavalleri in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kavalleri in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kavalleri in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).