pistool

Concepts

pistol

gun

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handgun

pop

rifle

spray gun

equalizer

pistol

Mauser

pistole

Synonyms

vuurwapen

opdondertje

Translations

Pistole

pistola

pistolet

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πιστόλι

pistola

pistola

pistola

tabanca

مسدس

arma de fuego

arma de fogo

مُسَدَّس

pistolium

Faustfeuerwaffe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pisˈtoːl/

Etymology

Borrowed from German: Pistole

In summary

Probably borrowed from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, pischulle, from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.