espada

Meaning

1. (countable, feminine) sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack)
2. (feminine) épée
3. (feminine, form-of, singular) singular of espadas (“spades”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

espadas

1. (form-of, plural) plural of espada
2. spades (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠)

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Concepts

sword

epee

blade

rapier

spade

katana

mattock

pin

poker

épée

skewer

degen

spit

steel

brand

tool

tuck

cutting

falchion

Synonyms

gládio

espeto

florete

rapieira

Espadas

Translations

épée

espada

spada

espasa

Schwert

gladius

zwaard

kılıç

ξίφος

سيف

degen

spatha

σπαθί

espasa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈpa.dɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: spatha

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espada, through prothesis from Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ-.

Sentences

Ele se lembrou da espada .

He remembered the sword.

A espada permaneceu onde estava .

The sword remained where it was.

Dois amigos e uma espada - um canta , o outro chora .

Two friends and a sword - one sings, the other cries.