sword · glaive · sword; the weapon as shown on a coat of arms
çekim: çoğul épées
köken: Inherited from Middle French espee, from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spathe, a borrowing from Latin, and espade, a borrowing from Occitan.
aile: coup d'épée dans l'eau, de cape et d'épée, épée de Damoclès, la plume est plus forte que l'épée, passer au fil de l'épée, qui vit par l'épée périra par l'épée
sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack) · spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠) · épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type)
çekim: çoğul espadas
eş: fisberta, tizona, espadachín
köken: Inherited from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of espata.
aile: a capa y espada, comedia de capa y espada, con la espada desnuda, danza de espadas, desceñirse la espada, desnudar la espada, entrar espada en mano, entre la espada y la pared, espada de Damocles, espada de dos filos
köken: Related to Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos); either a loan, or from a common original source. The same word is probably preserved in Egyptian zft, Coptic ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe). Dümichen (1867) suggested an Old Semitic saïf or sêf, Myres (1930) a possible Libyan or "Sea Peoples" word. The root س ي ف (s y f) is denominal. Compare Hebrew סַיִף (sáyif).
cutlass (European sword with a straight or slightly curved blade) · scimitar (Middle Eastern sword with a curved blade) · scythe (agricultural hand tool with a blade)
çekim: çoğul alfanjes
köken: Etymology tree Middle Persian [Term?] Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar)bor. Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar) Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese alfanje Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar).
Bauernwehr (typical weapon of the common people in the Middle Ages and early modern times, which was particularly widespread in the 15th and 16th centuries) · cutlass (short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship)
çekim: çoğul kordy · tamlayan korda
köken: Etymology tree Hungarian kardbor. Polish kord Borrowed from Hungarian kard. Doublet of kard.