cavaleiro

== Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin caballārius. By surface analysis, cavalo +‎ -eiro. === Pronunciation === (Galicia) IPA(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾo/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /ka.βa.ˈlej.ɾʊ/ === Noun === cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros) knight (medieval warrior) a noble ranked below an infançon and above an escudeiro ==== Coordinate terms ==== (Portuguese fidalgo ranks) fidalgo; ricome, infançon, cavaleiro, escudeiro ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Galician: cabaleiro Portuguese: cavaleiro == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cavalleiro (pre-standardization spelling) cavaleyro, cavalleyro (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius. By surface analysis, cavalo (“horse”) +‎ -eiro. Doublet of cavalheiro, through Spanish caballero. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu, (yod dropping) -eɾu Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lei‧ro === Adjective === cavaleiro (feminine cavaleira, masculine plural cavaleiros, feminine plural cavaleiras) pertaining to cavalry ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine cavaleira, feminine plural cavaleiras) (military, historical) knight (heavily armoured warrior of the Middle Ages) (military) cavalryman; cavalier (soldier who serves on a cavalry regiment) Synonym: (Brazil) cavalariano (nobility) knight (noble ranked below a baron) === Noun === cavaleiro m (plural cavaleiros, feminine amazona, feminine plural amazonas) horseman; horserider (person who rides a horse) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cavaleiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cavaleiro”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cavaleiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cavaleiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026