Translation
sword
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Word origin
From Latin spatha ('broad flat blade, sword'), itself borrowed from Greek spathe. The same Latin word gives English 'spatula' and, through Italian, 'spade' in the card sense.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- spatha
- English cognates
- spatula, epee, spade
Grammar
Examples
quinzième .
The museum is showing a sword from the fifteenth century.
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He drew his sword and nobody moved.
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My daughter has been fencing with the epee for three years.
, Damoclès .
That threat is a sword of Damocles hanging over us.
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The sword was too heavy for him, so he put it down.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 1: épée, métier, surveillance and 7 more words.