kawaler

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kawaler m pers (diminutive kawalerzyk)

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

Declension

Declension of kawaler

	singular	plural
nominative	kawaler	kawalerowie/kawalerzy
genitive	kawalera	kawalerów
dative	kawalerowi	kawalerom
accusative	kawalera	kawalerów
instrumental	kawalerem	kawalerami
locative	kawalerze	kawalerach
vocative	kawalerze	kawalerowie/kawalerzy

Derived terms

adjective

kawalerski

nouns

kawalerczak
kawalerka
kawalerskość
kawalerstwo

Further reading

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

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