spathe
English
/speɪð/
noun
Definitions
- (botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
Etymology
Derived from Latin spatha (straight sword, a type of sword, sword, flat tool, broad, blade, spattle, shovel).
Origin
Latin
spatha
Gloss
straight sword, a type of sword, sword, flat tool, broad, blade, spattle, shovel
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
刀, 剣
Emoji
⚔️ 🤺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spathaceous English
- spathaceously English
- spathal English
- spathed English
- spatha Latin
- spathaceus Latin
- spatharius Latin
- spathifer Latin
- spathula Latin
- spathula, spatula Latin
- spatula Latin
- spatulam Latin
- spada Italian
- spathe French
- espada Spanish, Castilian
- espata Spanish, Castilian
- σπάθη Ancient Greek
- espada Portuguese
- espee Old French
- espasa Catalan, Valencian
- espadana Galician
- espata Galician
- spată Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- shpatë Albanian
- espada Old Portuguese
- spatã Aromanian
- espada Asturian
- spade Friulian
- espaza Old Occitan
- spatu Sicilian
- ezpata Basque
- spâ Ligurian
- sputa Dalmatian
- ispada Sardinian
- spada Istriot
- spada Corsican
- spada Mirandese