sabre

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (Canada, UK) A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
2. (Canada, UK) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

Verb

1. (Canada, UK, transitive) To strike or kill with a sabre.
2. (Canada, UK, transitive) To open (a bottle) via sabrage.

Concepten

sabel

sabelen

Synoniemen

saber

saber

sword

cavalry sword

scimitar

cutlass

blade

side arms

service sword

scimiter

African scented mahogany

cedar mahogany

sapele mahogany

spatula

club

foil

lance

moonstone

rapier

Vertalingen

sabre

Säbel

sciabola

sable

sabre

sabre

kılıç

süvari kılıcı

eskrim kılıcı

şemşir

σπάθη

πάλα

spada

σαμπρ

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Deens: sabel

Verwant aan Russisch: са́бля

Verwant aan Servo-Kroatisch: сабља

Verwant aan Siciliaans: sciàbbula

In summary

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.