infanterie
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== 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 ===
IPA(key): /ˌɪn.fɑn.təˈri/
Hyphenation: in‧fan‧te‧rie
Rhymes: -i
=== Noun ===
infanterie f (plural infanteries, no diminutive)
the infantry, non-mounted troops, notably on land
==== Synonyms ====
voetvolk n
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
infant, infante m or f
==== Descendants ====
→ Indonesian: infanteri
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian infanteria and fanteria, from infante (“child”) (cognate with French enfant).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fɑ̃.tʁi/
Rhymes: -i
=== Noun ===
infanterie f (plural infanteries)
(military) infantry
Coordinate term: cavalerie
==== Related terms ====
fantassin
==== Descendants ====
→ Dutch: infanterie
→ Romanian: infanterie
=== Further reading ===
“infanterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French infanterie.
=== Noun ===
infanterie f (uncountable)
infantry
==== Declension ====