infanteriste

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Dutch[edit]

Noun[edit]

infanteriste f (plural infanteristes, diminutive infanteristje n)

  1. female equivalent of infanterist
    Synonym: voetsoldate

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From infanterie (infantry) +‎ -iste, from Italian infanteria, from infante, fante (a knave, footman, foot soldier), from Latin īnfāns (infant); an exact cognate of Dutch infanterist and German Infanterist.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

infanteriste m (plural infanteristes)

  1. foot soldier, infantryman

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