Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable)A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.

    He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.

    Schwert, Schwärt

    мечmeč, шпа́гаšpága, са́бляsáblja

    мечmeč

  2. A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.

  3. A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.

    A card of this suit.

  4. One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

    Schwertkämpfer, Schwertkämpferin

    мечено́сецmečenósec

  5. (figuratively)Violence; military might.

More definitions
  • a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

Examples

315 sentences
  1. He was killed with a sword.

    Його вбили мечем.

    ruОн был убит мечом.

    deEr wurde mit einem Schwert getötet.

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  2. The pen is mightier than the sword.

    Перо сильніше за меч.

    ruПеро сильнее меча.

    deDie Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert.

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  3. Hand me my sword.

    Подай мені мій меч.

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  4. I need my sword.

    Мені потрібен мій меч.

    ruМне нужен мой меч.

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  5. Give me your sword.

    Дай мені свій меч.

    ruДай мне свой меч.

    deGib mir dein Schwert.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
weapon:
Русский
By meaning 2
weapon:
one who handles a sword:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
weapon:
one who handles a sword:

Origin

Inherited from West Midland Middle English sword (swerd in most dialects), from Old Englis

Inherited from West Midland Middle English sword (swerd in most dialects), from Old English sweord (“sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *swerd (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (“sword”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (“sharp”).

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