кавалер

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cavaliere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kavaˈlɛr]

Noun

кавале́р • (kavalér) m (plural кавале́ри, relational adjective кавале́рски)

1. cavalier, gentlemen

Declension

Declension of кавалер

	singular	plural
indefinite	кавалер (kavaler)	кавалери (kavaleri)
definite unspecified	кавалерот (kavalerot)	кавалерите (kavalerite)
definite proximal	кавалеров (kavalerov)	кавалериве (kavalerive)
definite distal	кавалерон (kavaleron)	кавалерине (kavalerine)
vocative	кавалеру (kavaleru)	кавалери (kavaleri)
count form	—	кавалера (kavalera)

Russian

Etymology

Attested 1698. Borrowed from Polish kawaler or German Kavalier, from French cavalier, from Italian cavaliere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəvɐˈlʲer]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

кавале́р • (kavalér) m anim (genitive кавале́ра, nominative plural кавале́ры, genitive plural кавале́ров)

1. (historical) cavalier (in medieval Western Europe)
2. knight (a person on whom knighthood has been conferred)

   мальти́йский кавале́р ― malʹtíjskij kavalér ― a Knight of Malta

3. a person decorated with an order

   Гео́ргиевский кавале́р ― Geórgijevskij kavalér ― a person decorated with the Cross of St. George

4. male dance partner
5. suitor, boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship)

   Synonyms: ухажёр (uxažór), покло́нник (poklónnik)

Declension

Declension of кавале́р (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	кавале́р kavalér	кавале́ры kavaléry
genitive	кавале́ра kavaléra	кавале́ров kavalérov
dative	кавале́ру kavaléru	кавале́рам kavaléram
accusative	кавале́ра kavaléra	кавале́ров kavalérov
instrumental	кавале́ром kavalérom	кавале́рами kavalérami
prepositional	кавале́ре kavalére	кавале́рах kavalérax

Descendants

• → Romanian: cavaler