Degen

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine, strong) rapier, smallsword
2. (masculine, strong) épée
3. (masculine, obsolete, strong) dagger

Concetti

spada

spada a cesto

sinonimi

Säbel

Schwert

Seitengewehr

Stoßdegen

Fechtdegen

Rapier

Klinge

Recke

Schürhaken

Zwangslage

Langschwert

Bajonett

Fechtwaffe

Dolch

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Florett

Kasserolle

Katana

Kehle

Traduzioni

espada

épée

degen

sword

epee

kılıç

estoque

rapière

espada

epe

rapier

side arms

service sword

ovipositor

dart

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdeːɡən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine ceco: dýka

Affine francese: dague

Affine italiano: daga

Affine inglese: dagger

Preso in prestito da tedesco medio alto: dëgen

Affine olandese: degen

Affine inglese: thane

Affine islandese: þegn

Affine greco antico: τέκνον

In summary

Since ca. 1400, at first as degen, but also dege, dägen, tägen. Usually derived from Middle French dague, but the origin of the e-vocalism is unclear. An eastern dialectal *degue is possible, but apparently unattested, whereas Czech dýka is considered a borrowing from German. See French dague and Italian daga for more. Probably also related with the family of English dagger.
From the 17th century, the sense “dagger” is restricted to Dolch, while Degen comes to refer to longer weapons, especially thrust-oriented dueling swords. By the 18th century it was used of any sword worn as part of a uniform.