sword
A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard, which is…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.
Meaning
5 senses(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
A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
A card of this suit.
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Schwertkämpfer, Schwertkämpferin
мечено́сецmečenósec
(figuratively)Violence; military might.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Examples
315 sentencesHe was killed with a sword.
Його вбили мечем. — deniko
ruОн был убит мечом. — Balamax
deEr wurde mit einem Schwert getötet. — MUIRIEL
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Перо сильніше за меч. — aandrusiak
ruПеро сильнее меча. — kotik
deDie Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert. — samueldora
Hand me my sword.
Подай мені мій меч. — deniko
I need my sword.
Мені потрібен мій меч. — deniko
ruМне нужен мой меч. — Wezel
Give me your sword.
Дай мені свій меч. — deniko
ruДай мне свой меч. — Selena777
deGib mir dein Schwert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from West Midland Middle English sword (swerd in most dialects), from Old EnglisInherited 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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