sable
sa·ble
sable · sabler · sablest
чёрный
schwarz
Sable-coloured, blackSable-coloured, black.
/ˈseɪbəl/
Meaning
5 sensesSable-coloured, black.
of a dark somewhat brownish black
In blazon, of the colour black.
schwarz
чёрныйčórnyj
Made of sable fur.
Dark, somber.
(archaic, literary)Dark-skinned; Black.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of black colour on a coat of arms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of black colour on a coat of arms:
Origin
Attested since 1275, from Middle English sable, from Old French sable and martre sable (“sAttested since 1275, from Middle English sable, from Old French sable and martre sable (“sable marten”), in reference to the animal or its fur; from Medieval Latin sabelum, from Middle Low German sabel (compare Middle Dutch sabel, Middle High German zobel, whence German Zobel); ultimately from a Slavic word (compare Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ), Polish soból, Czech sobol). Compare also Middle Persian smwl (*samōr).
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Forms
sabler, sablestSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
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