scabbard

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

The sheath of a sword.

Verb

To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.

Concepts

fourreau

gaine

étui

taie

Synonymes

sheath

case

vagina

cover

receptacle

casing

pod

gun case

holder

sac

covering

sheathe

sheathing

theca

conceal

margin

Traductions

Scheide

schede

vaina

fodero

guaina

θηκάρι

beina

bainha

vagina

غمد الخنجر

Degenscheide

θήκη

κολεός

vāgīna

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈskæb.əd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: scabard

In summary

From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk.