infantry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪnfəntɹi/
- /ˈɪnfənt͡ʃɹi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería (“foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry”), from infante (“foot soldier”), originally "a youth", either way from Latin īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
- (uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
- (countable, uncountable) A regiment of infantry.
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(colloquial, countable, humorous, uncountable) Infants; children.
The next summer there was a crop of blackberries in the woods. I took wife and babies, supplied with lunch and horse feed; […] Wife took command of the infantry and I of the transportation. We were both soon calling loudly for assistance.
1887, Transactions of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, page 142:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infantries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
motorized infantry · light infantry · mounted infantry · noninfantry · marine infantry · infantryman · naval infantry · infantrywoman · infantryperson · mechanized infantry · infanteer · infantry fighting vehicle · line infantry
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (147)
es infantería (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · tt пехотачы (soldiers who fight on foot) · hi पैदल सेना (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh пјеша̀дија (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · grc πεζοί (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ja 歩兵 (soldiers who fight on foot) · es tercio (regiment of infantry) · nn infanteri (soldiers who fight on foot) · hu gyalogság (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · uk піхо́та (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · tr piyade alayı (regiment of infantry) · eu infanteria (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh pešàdija (soldiers who fight on foot) · tt пехота солдаты (soldiers who fight on foot) · tt җәяүле гаскәри (soldiers who fight on foot) · la peditātus (soldiers who fight on foot) · hi पाजी (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh pešáštvo (soldiers who fight on foot) · hi प्यादा (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh pešáštvo (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ml കാലാൾ (soldiers who fight on foot) · ar مُشَاة (soldiers who fight on foot) · tl hukbong-lakad (soldiers who fight on foot) · el πεζικό (soldiers who fight on foot) · id infanteri (soldiers who fight on foot) · hy հետևակ (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · nb infanteri (soldiers who fight on foot) · it fanteria (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh пеша̀дија (soldiers who fight on foot) · gl infantaría (soldiers who fight on foot) · mnc ᠶᠠᡶᠠᡥᠠᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh pješàdija (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · fi jalkaväkirykmentti (regiment of infantry) · mnw သရာဲပၞာန်တိုက် (soldiers who fight on foot) · vi bộ binh (soldiers who fight on foot) · el πεζικό (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · be пяхо́та (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh пеша̀дија (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · bg пехо́та (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ms infantri (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · fr infanterie (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh пјеша́штво (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · io infantrio (soldiers who fight on foot) · ms infantri (soldiers who fight on foot) · pt infantaria (soldiers who fight on foot) · gd coisridh (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh pješáštvo (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh pešàdija (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ro infanterie (soldiers who fight on foot) · sv infanteri (soldiers who fight on foot) · th ทหารราบ (soldiers who fight on foot) · ru пехо́та (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · da infanteriregiment (regiment of infantry) · da lakaj (soldiers who fight on foot) · it fanteria (soldiers who fight on foot) · ang fēþehere (soldiers who fight on foot) · tl hukbong-lakad (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · tr piyade (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · hy հետևազոր (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh пеша́штво (soldiers who fight on foot) · mk пешадија (soldiers who fight on foot) · tt җәяүле гаскәр (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · az piyada qoşun (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · fr régiment d'infanterie (regiment of infantry) · fi jalkaväki (soldiers who fight on foot) · te పదాతిబలము (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ro infanterie (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ta காலாள் (soldiers who fight on foot) · es regimiento de infantería (regiment of infantry) · ru пехоти́нцы (soldiers who fight on foot) · af infanterie (soldiers who fight on foot) · da infanteri (soldiers who fight on foot) · nl infanterieregiment (regiment of infantry) · sq këmbësori (soldiers who fight on foot) · la peditātus (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh пјеша̀дија (soldiers who fight on foot) · fr fantassins (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ka ქვეითი (soldiers who fight on foot) · grc πεζοί (soldiers who fight on foot) · ka ქვეითები (soldiers who fight on foot) · eo infanterio (soldiers who fight on foot) · ru пехо́та (soldiers who fight on foot) · et jalavägi (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · cs pěchota (soldiers who fight on foot) · cmn 步兵 (soldiers who fight on foot) · he חֵיל רַגְלִים (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh пеша́штво (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · az piyada (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · oc infantariá (soldiers who fight on foot) · lt pėstininkai (soldiers who fight on foot) · hu gyalogság (soldiers who fight on foot) · de Infanterie (soldiers who fight on foot) · fi jalkaväki (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · pt infantaria (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · is fótgöngulið (soldiers who fight on foot) · nl infanterie (soldiers who fight on foot) · lt pėstininkai (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · tr piyade (soldiers who fight on foot) · fr infanterie (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · bg пехо́та (soldiers who fight on foot) · nl de i.) (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · cs pěchota (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ja 普通科 (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ca infanteria (soldiers who fight on foot) · et jalavägi (soldiers who fight on foot) · ta காலாட்படை (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ca infanteria (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ko 보병 (soldiers who fight on foot) · gl infantaría (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · lv kājnieki (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · da infanteri (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sh пјеша́штво (soldiers who fight on foot) · cmn 步兵 (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · az piyada qoşun (soldiers who fight on foot) · az piyada (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh pješàdija (soldiers who fight on foot) · ka ქვეითი ჯარი (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sv infanteri (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · de Infanterie-Regiment (regiment of infantry) · ka ქვეითი ჯარისკაცი (soldiers who fight on foot) · mnw ဒပ်ပၞာန်တိုက် (soldiers who fight on foot) · hy հետևազոր (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ml കാലാൾപ്പട (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ar بِيَادَة (soldiers who fight on foot) · uk піхо́та (soldiers who fight on foot) · be пяхо́та (soldiers who fight on foot) · nl voetvolk (soldiers who fight on foot) · lv kājnieki (soldiers who fight on foot) · nn infanteri (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · hy հետևակ (soldiers who fight on foot) · sl pehota (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · eu infanteria (soldiers who fight on foot) · sl pehota (soldiers who fight on foot) · pl piechota (soldiers who fight on foot) · de Infanterie (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · hi पदाति (soldiers who fight on foot) · pt infantaria (regiment of infantry) · es infantería (soldiers who fight on foot) · ka ქვეითები (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · sk pechota (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · gd coisridh (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · pl piechota (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · ro regiment de infanterie (regiment of infantry) · sk pechota (soldiers who fight on foot) · nb infanteri (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) · fa پیادهنظام (soldiers who fight on foot) · sh pješáštvo (soldiers who fight on foot)