epee

See also: épée

English

Alternative forms

épee, épée

Etymology

Borrowed from French épée, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spatha, spathe, and spade.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛpeɪ/, /ˈeɪpeɪ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛpeɪ
Homophone: epees

Noun

epee (plural epees)

(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.

Coordinate terms

foil
sabre

Derived terms

epeeist

Translations

sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing

Armenian: սուսեր (hy) (suser)
Catalan: espasa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重劍／重剑 (zh) (zhòngjiàn)
Czech: kord m
Dutch: degen (nl) m
Finnish: kalpa (fi)
French: épée (fr) f
German: Degen (de) m
Hungarian: párbajtőr (hu)
Italian: spada (it) f
Japanese: エペ (epe)
Lithuanian: špaga f
Macedonian: меч m (meč)
Portuguese: espada (pt) f
Russian: шпа́га (ru) f (špága)
Spanish: espada (es) f
Swedish: värja (sv) c
Ukrainian: шпа́га f (špáha)

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