spada

Meaning

1. (feminine) sword
2. (feminine) épée
3. (feminine) sword
4. (feminine, in-plural) spades

Concepts

sword

rapier

epee

blade

sabre

katana

mattock

foil

falchion

spear

steel

brand

swordfish

tool

épée

degen

Synonyms

gladio

brando

stocco

pesce spada

durlindana

ferro

durindana

lama

lancia

Translations

espada

épée

espada

espasa

Schwert

gladius

kılıç

ξίφος

سيف

Degen

zwaard

espasa

degen

spatha

Hyphenated as

spà‧da

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspa.da/

Etymology

From earlier spata, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē), from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂dʰh₁éh₂, derived from *(s)peh₂- (“to draw”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to put”) + *-eh₂ (feminine noun ending). Doublet of spata.