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sabre

/ˈseɪbə/SAY-bur
/ˈseɪbɚ/SAY-bur

Meaninga sword

Common meaning: a heavy sword with a curved blade

Journey through time

  1. Hungarianszdblyasource
  2. Germansdibel‘a sabre, falchion’source
  3. Frenchsabre‘a sabre’source
  4. Englishsabre‘a heavy sword with a curved blade’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Hungarian szdblya ‘a sword’.

Roots

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