Pistole

See also: pistole

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pistole (“pistol”), probably a nickname for an aggressive person.

Proper noun

Pistole (plural Pistoles)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pistole is the 38439^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Pistole is most common among White (94.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pistole”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistole, itself probably via Middle High German pitschal, pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪsˈtoːlə/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oːlə

Noun

Pistole f (genitive Pistole, plural Pistolen)

1. (weaponry) pistol, gun

   Synonyms: Faustfeuerwaffe, (obsolete) Meuchelpuffer, (informal) Schießeisen

   Hypernym: Schusswaffe

   Hyponym: Revolver

2. gun (device operated by a trigger)

Declension

Declension of Pistole [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pistole	die	Pistolen
genitive	einer	der	Pistole	der	Pistolen
dative	einer	der	Pistole	den	Pistolen
accusative	eine	die	Pistole	die	Pistolen

Derived terms

• die Pistole auf die Brust setzen
• Gaspistole
• Heißklebepistole
• Leuchtpistole
• Luftpistole
• Maschinenpistole
• Pistolenduell
• Pistolengriff
• Pistolenheld
• Pistolenheldin
• Pistolenkugel
• Pistolenlauf
• Pistolenmündung
• Pistolenschießen
• Pistolenschuss
• Pistolenschütze
• Pistolenschützin
• Pistolentasche
• Signalpistole
• Spielzeugpistole
• Spritzpistole
• Wasserpistole
• wie aus der Pistole geschossen

 

Related terms

• Pistolero

Further reading

• “Pistole” in Duden online
• “Pistole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache