šavle

See also: savle

Czech

Etymology

Probably from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля (sáblja), with Turkic origins.[1] Cognate with sabre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃavlɛ]

Noun

šavle f

  1. sabre
  2. scimitar

Usage notes

  • The term is usually used for a sabre; the usual term for a scimitar is turecká šavle.

Declension

Declension of šavle (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative šavle šavle
genitive šavle šavlí
dative šavli šavlím
accusative šavli šavle
vocative šavle šavle
locative šavli šavlích
instrumental šavlí šavlemi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007), “šavle”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

Old Czech

Etymology

Derived from Turkic. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʃaʋlɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈʃavlɛ/

Noun

šavle f

  1. sabre

Declension

Declension of šavle (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative šavle šavli šavle
genitive šavle šavľú šavlí, šavl
dative šavli šavlema šavlém
accusative šavľu šavli šavle
vocative šavle šavli šavle
locative šavli šavľú šavléch
instrumental šavľú šavlema šavlemi
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

  • Czech: šavle

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “šavle”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 686

Further reading

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