sabre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Quotations 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams 2 Basque 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French sabre < German Säbel < Hungarian szablya, cognate with Danish sabel, Russian сабля, Serbo-Croatian сабља.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈseɪ.bə(r)/
• Rhymes: -eɪbə(r)

[edit] Alternative spellings

(chiefly US): saber

[edit] Noun

sabre (plural sabres) (British, Canadian)

1. A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
2. (fencing) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to sabre (third-person singular simple present sabres, present participle sabring, simple past and past participle sabred) (British, Canadian)

1. (transitive): To hit or kill with a sabre.

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] See also

• sabrer
• sabreur

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of abers
• bares
• barse
• baser
• bears
• saber

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[edit] Basque

[edit] Alternative forms

• sable

[edit] Noun

sabre

1. sabre, saber

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

German Säbel

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sabʁ/, SAMPA: /sabR/

[edit] Noun

sabre m

1. a single-edged sword
2. the force, arms

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of abers
• baser