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Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
2. A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
3. A directed edge.
4. A morphism.
5. (colloquial) A dart.
6. The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
7. The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
2. (transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly.
3. (intransitive) To develop an inflorescence.
4. (intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.
5. (Singapore, Singlish, transitive) To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.

Contraction

Contraction of ever a (sometimes used with a redundant a or an).

Concepten

pijl

scheut

Synoniemen

dart

🎯

shaft

bow

🙇

pointer

bamboo

🎍

spear

missile

quarrel

poison

shot

bullet

pierce

prick

pronged

quiver

reed

retort

rod

spike

stab

staff

stick

sting

thorn

weapon

bowknot

sagitta

diviner’s fee for minor case

poisoned arrow

conflict

spear head

extract a thorn

staking pin

exploring tube

survey probe

axis

point gauge

barb

barbed

beam

bolt

cane

indicator

knife

🔪

matchstick

needle

penis

Vertalingen

flèche

flecha

Pfeil

freccia

βέλος

flecha

seta

fletxa

ok

sagitta

سهم

tîr

sageta

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈæɹəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: arwe

Overgenomen van Oudengels: earh

Verwant aan Faeröers: ørv

Verwant aan IJslands: ör

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰

Verwant aan Latijn: arcus

In summary

From Middle English arwe, from Old English earh (oblique form ēarw-), from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Cognate with Faroese ørv (“arrow”), Icelandic ör (“arrow”), örvar (“arrows”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “dart”), Latin arcus (“bow”).