caserne

See also: caserné

English

Noun

caserne (plural casernes)

Alternative form of casern

Dutch

Noun

caserne f (plural casernen or casernes)

Obsolete spelling of kazerne.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan cazerna, from Latin quaterna (neuter plural of Latin quaternus). Doublet of cahier, inherited from Latin, and quaterne, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.zɛʁn/
Audio (file)
Homophone: casernes

Noun

caserne f (plural casernes)

barracks

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: caserna
→ Dutch: kazerne
→ Finnish: kasarmi (through Swedish)
→ German: Kaserne, → Kasarme
→ Italian: caserma
→ Polish: kazarma, → kasarnia (through German or Italian)
→ Portuguese: caserna
→ Russian: казарма (kazarma) (through German or Polish)
→ Swedish: kasarm (through German)

Further reading

“caserne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

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