kawaler

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballārius.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈva.lɛr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alɛr
  • Syllabification: ka‧wa‧ler

Noun[edit]

kawaler m pers (diminutive kawalerzyk)

  1. bachelor (unmarried man)
  2. (dated) young man
    Synonym: młodzieniec
  3. (obsolete) knight (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
    Synonym: rycerz

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
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Further reading[edit]

  • kawaler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kawaler in Polish dictionaries at PWN