Hellebarde
German
Alternative forms
- Hellebarte (archaic)
- Halbarte, Halmbarte, Helmbarte (specialist with distinction; otherwise archaic)
Etymology
From Middle High German helle(n)barte, from older helmbarte, from helm (“stalk”) + barte (“axe”). The modern -d- is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hēlenbārde) and/or influenced by French hallebarde, itself from the Middle High German. The stress pattern, too, may hint at French influence, though stress shifts in compound words also occur natively.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hellebarde f (genitive Hellebarde, plural Hellebarden)
Declension
Declension of Hellebarde [feminine]
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See also
Further reading
- “Hellebarde” in Duden online
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