estoc

English

Two German- or Swiss-style estocs.

Etymology

French estoc, see there for more. Compare Middle English touk (“a sword”) (whence obsolete English tuck (“rapier, sword”)), Middle English stok(e) (“blow with a sword”) (both probably from Old French estoc).

Noun

estoc (plural estocs)

1. A type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French estoc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈtɔk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈtɔk]

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

1. rapier

Derived terms

• estocada
• estoquejar

Further reading

• “estoc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.tɔk/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French and Old French estoc (“trunk”), from Frankish *stokk. Probably a doublet of étau (“vise”).

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

1. trunk or stump of a tree

   Synonyms: tronc; souche

2. stock, heritage

   Synonyms: lignage, lignée, parenté

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French and Old French estoc (“sword, its point”). Probably deverbal from Old French estoquer, estochier (“to thrust, stab”), from Frankish *stokōn. See English stoke for more. Influence by etymology 1 in the sense of “stick, club” is possible.

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

1. (historical) a kind of sword, rapier

Related terms

• estoquer
• estocade

Further reading

• “estoc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• cotes, cotés, côtes, côtés

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French estoc.

Noun

estoc n (uncountable)

1. (type of) sword, rapier

Declension

declension of estoc (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) estoc	estocul
genitive/dative	(unui) estoc	estocului
vocative	estocule

References

• estoc in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN