Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 40929 6910646 2009-06-30T14:57:50Z AlphaOmega 185707 t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]]) ==English== {{wikipedia}} ===Etymology=== Old English ''[[spere]]'' ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|Canada|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈspɪɚ/}} * {{audio|en-us-spear.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ɪə(r)}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A long [[stick]] with a sharp tip used as a [[weapon]] for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion. # A sharp [[tool]] used by fishermen to retrieve [[fish]]. # {{ice hockey}} an illegal maneuver using the end of a [[hockey stick]] to strike into another [[hockey player]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|long stick with a sharp tip}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|նիզակ|tr=nizak|sc=Armn}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|kopí|n}} * Danish: {{t+|da|spyd|n}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|oda}} * German: {{t|de|Speer|m}} * Greek: *: Ancient: {{tø|grc|λόγχη|f|sc=polytonic}} *: Modern: {{t|el|λόγχη|f|tr=lónxi|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|δόρυ|n|tr=ðóri|sc=Grek}} {{trans-mid}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|dárda}}, {{t+|hu|lándzsa}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|槍|tr=yari|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|鑓|tr=yari|sc=Jpan}} * Latin: {{t+|la|hasta}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|копје|n|tr=kópje|sc=Cyrl}} * Norwegian: {{t-|no|spyd|n}} * Polish: {{t|pl|dzida|f}}, {{t|pl|włócznia|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|копьё|n|tr=kop’jó|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|дротик|m|tr=drótik|sc=Cyrl}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|mızrak}}, {{t+|tr|kargı}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|sharp tool used by fishermen to retrieve fish}} * Greek: {{t|el|καμάκι|n|tr=kamáki|sc=Grek}} * Hungarian: {{t-|hu|szigony}} * Japanese: {{qualifier|short type for a small fish}} {{t-|ja|簎|tr=yasu|sc=Jpan}}; {{qualifier|large type for a large fish}} {{t+|ja|銛|tr=mori|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|стрела|f|tr=stréla|sc=Cyrl}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|острога|f|tr=ostróga|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Arabic}}: {{Arab|[[رمح|رُمْح]]}} (rumħ) {{m}} * {{ttbc|Catalan}}: [[llança]] {{f}}; (for throwing) [[javelina]] {{f}}, [[dard]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|CJKV Characters}}: [[矛]]; [[槍]], [[枪]]; [[鑓]]; [[銛]]; [[矠]], [[簎]]; [[杸]] * {{ttbc|Chinese}}: [[矛]] (máo); [[槍]], [[枪]] (qiāng) * {{ttbc|Dutch}}: [[speer]] * {{ttbc|French}}: [[lance]] {{f}} (1) * {{ttbc|German}}: [[Speer]] {{m}}(1, 2), [[Fischspeer]] (2) * {{ttbc|Guugu Yimidhirr}}: [[galga]], [[gandul]] ''(avoidance language)'' * {{ttbc|Hebrew}}: [[חנית]] {{f}}, [[כידון|כִּ‏ידוֹ‏‏ן]] (kidon) {{m}} * {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[lancia]] {{f}}, [[germoglio]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[창]] (chang) {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[hasta#Latin|hasta]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Norwegian}}: [[spyd]] {{n}} * {{ttbc|Old English}}: [[spere]] {{n}} * {{ttbc|Polish}}: [[włócznia]] {{f}}, [[dzida]] {{f}}, [[pika]] {{f}}, [[kopia]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[lança]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Scottish Gaelic}}: [[sleagh]] {{f}}, [[iodhan]] {{m}}, [[brod#Scottish Gaelic|brod]] {{m}}, [[gath]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Serbian}}: [[koplje]], [[ostve]] * {{ttbc|Slovak}}: [[kopija#Slovak|kopija]] {{f}} (1), [[oštep]] {{m}} (1), [[harpúna]] {{f}} (2) * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[lanza]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Swedish}}: [[spjut]] {{c}} (1) * {{ttbc|Telugu}}: [[శూలం]] (SoolaM), [[బల్లెం]] (balleM) {{checktrans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[assegai]], [[assagai]], [[assagaie]], [[assagay]], [[assegay]], [[azagaia]], [[hassagay]], [[hassaguay]], [[zagaie]], [[zagaye]] * [[atlatl]] * [[bayonet]] * [[harpoon]] * [[javelin]] * [[joust]] * [[lance]] * [[pike]] * [[spearhead]] * [[spear thrower]] * [[spear tackle]] * [[spit]], used to grill food on fire * [[spear gun]] * [[woomera]] ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object. To make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device. ===Translations=== {{top}} * Greek: {{t|el|λογχίζω}} {{mid}} {{bottom}} ====Related terms==== * [[spearmint]] [[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Weapons]] ---- ==West Frisian== ===Noun=== '''spear''' {{c}} # [[spear]] [[Category:West Frisian nouns]] [[ang:spear]] [[el:spear]] [[fr:spear]] [[io:spear]] [[it:spear]] [[lo:spear]] [[hu:spear]] [[oc:spear]] [[fi:spear]] [[sv:spear]] [[ta:spear]] [[te:spear]] [[th:spear]] [[vi:spear]] [[vo:spear]] [[zh:spear]]