Swedish noun

ett kavalleri

cavalry

Meaning

cavalry

In Swedish: truppförband som stred till häst

Forms

Forms of kavalleri
Singular, indefiniteett kavalleri
Singular, definitekavalleriet
Plural, indefinitekavallerier
Plural, definitekavallerierna

kavalleri is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort kavalleri, det stora kavalleriet. Check another noun

Practise kavalleri

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Is it en kavalleri or ett kavalleri?

Questions

What does kavalleri mean in English?

kavalleri means “cavalry”.

Is it en kavalleri or ett kavalleri?

It is ett kavalleri, and “the cavalry” is kavalleriet.

What is the plural of kavalleri?

The plural of kavalleri is kavallerier, and the definite plural is kavallerierna.

Origin

From French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”) + -eria.

Nearby common words

kavalleri is number 5,594 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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