Hakkapeliitta

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noun

A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

OriginFinnish hakkapeliitta ← Swedish hakkapelit ← Proto-Finnic *pää →
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Meanings

nounHakkapeliitta (plural Hakkapeliittas)

plural Hakkapeliittas

  1. A Finnish light cavalryman during the Thirty Years' War.

Origin

  1. Proto-Finnic*hak'at'ak
  2. Finnishhakata
  3. Proto-Uralic*päŋe
  4. Proto-Finnic*pää
  5. Finnishpää
  6. Finnishpäälle
  7. Finnishhakkaa päälleder.?
  8. Swedishhakkapelit
  9. Finnishhakkapeliitta
  10. EnglishHakkapeliitta

Borrowed from Finnish hakkapeliitta, probably from the Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (literally “hack on; hit on”).

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Translations

Finnish hakkapeliitta
  • hakkapeliittacavalryman
Swedish hakkapelit
  • hakkapelitcavalryman
Cite this entry
APA

Hakkapeliitta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakkapeliitta

MLA

“Hakkapeliitta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakkapeliitta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hakkapeliitta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakkapeliitta.

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