culverin

English

Etymology

From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/

Noun

culverin (plural culverins)

1. A kind of handgun.
2. A large cannon.

Derived terms

• culverineer

Translations

handgun

• Czech: kulverina f
• Dutch: veldslang f, culverin f
• French: couleuvrine (fr) f
• German: Feldschlange f, Kolubrine f
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• Italian: colubrina (it) f
• Portuguese: colubrina
• Spanish: culebrina (es)

cannon

• Finnish: kulveriini
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• Middle English: culveryne

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Dutch

Etymology

Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”).

Noun

culverin f (plural culverinnen, diminutive culverinnetje n)

1. culverin, a kind of handgun

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Middle English

Noun

culverin

1. Alternative form of culveryne