espasa

Meaning

1. (feminine) sword
2. (feminine) epee
3. (feminine, in-plural) swords; a suit in the Spanish deck of cards
4. (feminine) a card of this suit

Concepts

sword

epee

falchion

katana

mattock

steel

tool

épée

blade

degen

brand

Synonyms

glavi

espadachí

espadachina

Translations

espada

spada

épée

espada

ξίφος

gladius

Schwert

سيف

zwaard

kılıç

espasa

şûr

spatha

σπαθί

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əsˈpa.zə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: spatha

Cognate with Occitan: espasa

Cognate with Spanish: espada

Cognate with French: épée

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan (which also had a variant espaa), from Latin spatha (“sword”) (compare Occitan espasa, Spanish espada, French épée), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).