kavalleri
Swedish
Etymology
From French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”) + -eria. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål kavaleri, Danish kavaleri, German Kavallerie and English cavalry.
Declension
| Declension of kavalleri | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kavalleri | kavalleriet | kavallerier | kavallerierna |
| Genitive | kavalleris | kavalleriets | kavalleriers | kavalleriernas |
Related terms
- kavall
- kavallerist
References
- kavalleri in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kavalleri in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kavalleri in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kavalleri in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
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