sagitta

Signification (Anglais)

1. (declension-1, feminine) an arrow, shaft, bolt
2. (declension-1, feminine, metonymically) the extreme thin part of a vine branch or shoot
3. (declension-1, feminine, metonymically) the arrowhead (plant of the genus Sagittaria)
4. (Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine, metonymically) a lancet (instrument for bloodletting)

Concepts

flèche

projectile

pointe de flèche

Synonymes

telum

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Traductions

arrow

flecha

flecha

Pfeil

freccia

seta

pijl

βέλος

fletxa

سهم

tîr

ok

sageta

σαΐτα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[saˈɡɪt.ta]

Étymologie (Anglais)

Unknown etymology. Probably from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language.
A minority view connects it to sāgiō (“to perceive quickly or keenly”).