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English
Image:Estoque_1480_dC..jpg|thumb|right|100px|a sword
Etymology
Old English sweord.
Pronunciation
IPA|/s�:d/,/so�rd/
audio|en-us-sword.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d
Noun
en-noun
- context|Weapon A long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, cut or slash.
#:Quotations
#:*1509: Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently. — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act II, Scene II, line 59.
#:*1786: Some swords were also made solely to thrust, and some only to cut; others were equally adapted for both. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49.
- Someone paid to handle a sword.
- A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
- A card of this suit.
Translations
trans-top|weapon
Arabic: Arab|س�� (sayf) m
Bosnian: t-|bs|ma�|m
Catalan: espasa f
CJK Characters: �/�<!-- (jià n)-->, �, �, �<!--ja simp-->, �, �, �; �/�<!-- (jiá)--><!--zh trad/ja-->, �<!-- (jiá)--><!--zh simp-->; �<!-- (d�o)-->
Chinese: �, � (jià n); � (d�o)
Croatian: t-|hr|ma�|m
Czech: t-|cs|me�|m
Danish: sværd g|Danish
Dutch: t+|nl|zwaard|n
Estonian: t-|et|mõõk
Faroese: t-|fo|svørð|n|xs=Faroese
Finnish: t+|fi|miekka
French: t+|fr|épée|f
Frisian: swurd n
German: t+|de|Schwert|n
Greek: ξίÏ�οÏ� (ksÃfos) n, Ï�Ï�αθί (spathÃ) n
Hebrew: he-translation|�ר�|kherev m, he-translation|ס�ף|sayif m
Hungarian: t+|hu|kard
Icelandic: t+|is|sverð|m
Interlingua: spada, gladio
Italian: spada f, brando m italbrac|poetic
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Japanese: � (���, katana), � (�; ���, tsurugi; ��, ken)
Korean: ì¹¼ (kal)
Kurdish:
Latin: t+|la|gladius|m, t-|la|spatha|f
Latvian: t-|lv|zobens|m|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t+|lt|kalavijas|m|xs=Lithuanian
Old English: t-|ang|sweord|n|xsOld English, t-|ang|bil|n|xsOld English, t-|ang|mece|m|altm��e|xsOld English, t-|ang|secg|m|xs=Old English
Persian: t-|fa|ش�ش�ر|tršamšir|scfa-Arab|xs=Persian
Polish: t+|pl|miecz|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|espada|f
Romanian: t-|ro|sabie|f, t-|ro|spad�|f
Russian: ме� (me�) m, �пага (špága) f
Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh m, slaighre f
Serbian:
Slovene: me� m, sablja f
Spanish: t+|es|espada|f
Swedish: t+|sv|svärd|c
Telugu: �త�తి (katti), ��పాణమ� (kRpaaNamu)
Turkish: t+|tr|kılıç
Yiddish: t-|yi|ש��ער�|f|trshverd|scHebr|xs=Yiddish
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trans-top|one who handles a sword
Greek: ξι�ο���ο� (ksifofóros) m, ξι�ομά�ο� (ksifomákhos) m
trans-mid
Hungarian: kardforgató (lit. sword-swinger)
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trans-top|suit in tarot
Finnish: t-|fi|miekat|p
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|card of this suit
Finnish: t+|fi|miekka
trans-mid
Greek: ��αθί n, ��αθιά p
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Anagrams
words
Derived terms
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bastardsword
broadsword
double-edged sword
fall on one's sword|fall on one�s sword
longsword
pork sword
samurai sword
short sword
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sword bayonet
sword cane
sword dance
sword fern
swordfish
sword grass
sword knot
sword lily
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sword of Damocles
swordbearer, sword-bearer
swordbearing, sword-bearing
swordplay
swordsman
swordsmanship
swordstick
sword-swallower
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See also
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bayonet
claymore
cutlass
epee, épée
falchion
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foil
katana
knife
machete
rapier
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sabre, saber
scimitar
vorpal
yataghan, yatagan
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