helve

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
2. A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

Verb

To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

Concetti

gambo

impugnatura

manico

mettere il manico

ansa

orecchia

sinonimi

haft

handle

hilt

shaft

helve-hammer

grip

stem

stock

shank

stalk

pedicel

peduncle

petiole

quickset

scape

slip

stipe

caudex

hand lever

manubrium

podetium

having a handle

tilt-hammer

arm

shaft of an axe

axis

bail

cutting

graft

gripe

handgrip

head

holder

keeper

Traduzioni

destik

çembil

steel

Stiel

agafador

ansa

قَبْضَة

مِقْبَض

Griff

ξύλο πελέκεως

στηλιάρι

στυλιάρι

helvelle

manient

mànec

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/hɛlv/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: helfe

Ereditato da inglese antico: hielfe

In summary

From Middle English helfe, helve; from Old English hielfe, from Proto-Germanic *halbiją. Probably cognate to English half, although Etymonline claims relation from halter and helm.