infanterie
See also: Infanterie
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante (“child; foot soldier, infantryman”), from Latin infans (“infant, child that doesn't speak (yet)”), itself from in- (“un-, not -”) + present participle of fari (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
infanterie f (plural infanteries)
- The infantry, non-mounted troops, notably on land
Synonyms
- voetvolk n
Derived terms
- infanterist m
- infanterie-geweer n
- infanterie-kazerne
- infanterie-officier m
- infanterie-soldaat m
- bezettingsinfanterie
- garnizoensinfanterie
- keurinfanterie
- marine-infanterie
- reserve-infanterie
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
infanterie f (plural infanteries)
- infantry
- 1836, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter XLII, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume I, Paris: J[acques]-J[ulien] Dubochet et Cie, éditeurs, […], →OCLC:
- Ce que je puis dire, c’est que le choix qu’avait fait ce gentilhomme de la carrière des armes lui avait si bien réussi, qu’en peu d’années, par sa valeur et sa belle conduite, et sans autre appui que son mérite éclatant, il parvint au grade de capitaine d’infanterie, et se vit en passe d’être promu bientôt à celui de mestre de camp.
- What I can say, is that the choice that this gentleman made concerning the career of arms succeeded well for him, that in few years, by his valour and good conduct, and without any support other than his shining merit, he reached the rank of captain of infantry, and saw himself in a position to be soon promoted to that of master of corps.
Further reading
- “infanterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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