spada

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • sword
  • (fencing) épée
  • (heraldiccharge) sword
  • (in the plural) spades

Etymology

Inherited from Latin spatha (straight sword, a type of sword, sword, flat tool, broad, blade, spattle, shovel) derived from Ancient Greek σπάθη (broad blade, blade, of wood metal, any broad blade, a broad wood metal blade, any broad blade of metal wood).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σπάθη

Gloss

broad blade, blade, of wood metal, any broad blade, a broad wood metal blade, any broad blade of metal wood

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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