EuroLex/F/Cavalier
- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: cavalier - 1. knight, squire
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | kavalír | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| English | noun: cavalier; adjective: cavalier; verb: to cavalier | 16c | 'meaning 1;
and also: a) gallant or chivalrous man; b) Cavalier a supporter of Charles I of England in his struggles against Parliament. Also called Royalist; c) a man escorting a woman or acting as her partner in dancing adjective d) showing arrogant or offhand disregard; dismissive: a cavalier attitude toward the suffering of others; e) carefree and nonchalant; jaunty; f) Cavalier Of or relating to a group of 17th-century English poets associated with the court of Charles I verb g) to play the cavalier; h) to be haughty or domineering' | '...' | http://www.etymonline.com |
| Estonian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | Kavalier | ... | 'meaning 1;
and also: gallant or chivalrous man' | 'lover, friend' | http://www.langenscheidt.de/fremdwb/fremdwb.html |
| Hungarian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | cavaliere (most likely from L directly) | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Latvian | kavalērists | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Polish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | cavaleiro (most likely from L directly) | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | caballero (most likely from L directly) | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Swedish | kavaljer | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
editEtymology: MF chevalier "horseman, knight" < OIt cavaliere < OPr < LL caballārius "man on horseback", equiv. to L caball(us) "horse"
Source: http://www.etymonline.com, http://dictionary.reference.com
Information on Other Languages
editDanish: ridder
Dutch: ruiter
Estonian: ratsur, rüütel
Finnish: ratsastaja, ritari
Hungarian: lovag
Lithuanian: raitelis, riteris
Norwegian: ridder
Polish: rycerz
Slovak: jazdec, rytier
Slovenian: jezdec, vitez