harpoen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch arpoen, from Middle French harpon (“hook, hold-on”). Cognate with English harpoon, German Harpune.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɑrˈpun/
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Hyphenation: har‧poen
Rhymes: -un

Noun

harpoen m (plural harpoenen, diminutive harpoentje n)

A harpoon, short spearlike weapon with tenderhooks thrown at the target, of various sizes and types, e.g. used for whaling
Some similar weapons
(heraldry) A figure representing a harpoon

Derived terms

(harpoon types) vissersharpoen, walrusharpoen, walvisharpoen
harpoenen (verb)
harpoenijzer n
harpoenkanon n
harpoenkist
harpoenreiger m
harpoenslot n
harpoenstok m
harpoenwerper m

Related terms

harpoeneren (verb)
harpoender m
harpoenier m
harpoenist m

Descendants

Negerhollands: harpoen
→ Lokono: harpona
→ Danish: harpun
→ German: Harpune
- → Polish: harpun
- → Russian: гарпу́н (garpún), гарпу́нъ (garpún)
  - → Ukrainian: гарпу́н (harpún)
- → Serbo-Croatian: hàrpūn
→ Norwegian Bokmål: harpun
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: harpun
→ Papiamentu: harpun, arpun
→ Swedish: harpun
- → Finnish: harppuuna

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