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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessciabola
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃaːbola
"La sciabola era l'arma tradizionale della cavalleria."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge.
"The historic officer drew his gleaming saber from its ornate scabbard." - 2
One of the three weapons used in modern fencing, characterized by a light, flexible, triangular-tapered blade used for thrusting and cutting.
"She competed successfully in the national saber fencing tournament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hungarian word 'szablya', via German 'Säbel' and French 'sabre', entering English in the late 17th century. It traces back ultimately to a Turkic root meaning to cut or cleave, originally denoting a heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Saber" is said worldwide
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sabre
Transliteration: sabr
"Le cavalier tenait son sabre à la main."
Säbel
Transliteration: zeːbl̩
"Der Offizier trug einen scharfen Säbel."
sciabola
Transliteration: ˈʃaːbola
"La sciabola era l'arma tradizionale della cavalleria."
sable
Transliteration: ˈsaβle
"El soldado blandió su sable con valentía."
sabre
Transliteration: ˈsabɾi
"Ele desembainhou o sabre para o combate."
तलवार
Transliteration: talvār
"घुड़सवार सिपाही ने अपनी तलवार निकाली।"
军刀
Transliteration: jūndāo
"骑兵挥舞着锋利的军刀。"
군도
Transliteration: gundo
"기병대장이 번쩍이는 군도를 뽑아 들었다."
サーベル
Transliteration: sāberu
"彼は鋭いサーベルを手に持っていた。"
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