infanteriste

Dutch

Noun

infanteriste f (plural infanteristes, diminutive infanteristje n)

  1. female equivalent of infanterist
    Synonym: voetsoldate

French

Etymology

From infanterie (“infantry”) +‎ -iste, from Italian infanteria, from infante, fante (“a knave, footman, foot soldier”), from Latin īnfāns (“infant”); an exact cognate of Dutch infanterist and German Infanterist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fɑ̃.tʁist/

Noun

infanteriste m (plural infanteristes)

  1. foot soldier, infantryman

Synonyms

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