sabre

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (Canada, UK) A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
2. (Canada, UK) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

Verb

1. (Canada, UK, transitive) To strike or kill with a sabre.
2. (Canada, UK, transitive) To open (a bottle) via sabrage.

Sinonieme

saber

saber

sword

cavalry sword

scimitar

cutlass

blade

side arms

service sword

scimiter

African scented mahogany

cedar mahogany

sapele mahogany

spatula

club

foil

lance

moonstone

rapier

Vertalings

sabre

Säbel

sciabola

sable

sabel

sabre

sabre

kılıç

πάλα

σπάθη

süvari kılıcı

spada

eskrim kılıcı

şemşir

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Deens: sabel

Verwante met Russies: са́бля

Verwante met Serwo-Kroaties: сабља

Verwante met Sisiliaans: sciàbbula

In summary

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.