bersagliere

English

Etymology

From Italian bersagliere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/, /-sɑl-/, /-sæl-/, /-ˈlɛɹ-/, /-i/

Noun

bersagliere (plural bersaglieri)

A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
- 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 50:
  We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. They were bersaglieri.

Translations

marksman or rifleman in Italian regiments

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} بيرساغلييري m pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 意大利狙擊兵／意大利狙击兵 (Yìdàlì jūjībīng)
French: bersaglier (fr) m, bersallier m
Hungarian: lövész (hu), mesterlövész (hu), bersagliere (hu)
Italian: bersagliere (it) m
Japanese: ベルサリエーレ (berusariēre)
Lithuanian: bersaljeras m
Polish: bersalier (pl) m
Russian: берсалье́р (ru) m (bersalʹjér)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: берса̀ље̄р m

Roman: bersàljēr (sh) m
Slovene: bersaljerji m pl

Further reading

bersagliere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From bersaglio +‎ -iere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ber.saʎˈʎɛ.re/
Rhymes: -ɛre
Hyphenation: ber‧sa‧gliè‧re

Noun

bersagliere m (plural bersaglieri)

rifleman, bersagliere (in some Italian regiments)

Related terms

bersagliare

Noun

bersagliere f

plural of bersagliera

Descendants

→ Polish: bersalier

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