шпага
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish szpada, szpaga, from Italian spada (“sword”), from Latin spatha (“sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʂpaɡə]
Noun
шпа́га • (špága) f inan (genitive шпа́ги, nominative plural шпа́ги, genitive plural шпаг, diminutive шпа́жка)
- (historical) rapier, smallsword, court sword, officer's sword (any type of 16th–19th century European sword with a straight, narrow blade designed for thrusting)
- (fencing) epee
Declension
Hypernyms
- меч m (meč)
Descendants
- → Romanian: șpagă
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpǎːɡa/
- Hyphenation: шпа‧га
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