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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaretra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fa-reh-tra
"L'arciere ha preso una freccia dalla sua faretra."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A container for holding arrows.
"The archer reached for an arrow from his quiver."
- 1
To shake or move with slight, rapid motions.
"She began to quiver with excitement as the announcement was made."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'quiver' originates from the Old English 'cwifer', which means 'to shake or tremble'. It has roots in Proto-Germanic *kwibra, reflecting a sense of shaking or trembling, and has evolved to encompass both the noun form referring to a container for arrows and the verb form indicating the action of shaking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quiver" is said worldwide
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carquois
Transliteration: kahr-kwa
"L'archer a pris une flèche de son carquois."
köcher
Transliteration: kœ-kher
Script: Köcher
"Der Bogenschütze griff nach einem Pfeil aus seinem Köcher."
faretra
Transliteration: fa-reh-tra
"L'arciere ha preso una freccia dalla sua faretra."
carcaj
Transliteration: kar-kah
"El arquero tomó una flecha de su carcaj."
aljava
Transliteration: al-zha-vah
"O arqueiro pegou uma flecha da sua aljava."
तीरक
Transliteration: teerak
"धनुर्धर ने अपने तीरक से एक तीर निकाला।"
箭袋
Transliteration: jiàn dài
"弓箭手从箭袋中拿出一支箭。"
화살통
Transliteration: hwasaltong
"궁수는 화살통에서 화살을 꺼냈다."
矢筒
Transliteration: yadutsu
"弓矢使いは矢筒から矢を取り出した。"
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