falcata

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See also: Falcata and falçata

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish falcata, reportedly coined by Fernando Fulgosio modelled on Latin falcatus.

Noun

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falcata (plural falcatas)

  1. (historical) A sword in pre-Roman Iberia having a concave edge to the blade.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Spanish falcata, reportedly coined by Fernando Fulgosio modelled on Latin falcatus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌfɑlˈkaː.taː/
  • Hyphenation: fal‧ca‧ta

Noun

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falcata f (plural falcata's)

  1. (historical) a falcata; an Iberian single-edged curved sword

French

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Etymology

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From Spanish falcata, reportedly coined by Fernando Fulgosio modelled on Latin falcatus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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falcata f (plural falcatas)

  1. (historical) A falcata; an Iberian single-edged curved sword.

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /falˈka.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: fal‧cà‧ta

Noun

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falcata f (plural falcate)

  1. (athletics) stride (of a runner)

Adjective

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falcata

  1. feminine singular of falcato

Latin

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Adjective

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falcāta

  1. inflection of falcātus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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falcātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of falcātus

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Portuguese

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Uma falcata.

Etymology

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Coined in 1872 by Fernando Fulgosio, based on Latin falcatus (sickle-shaped). The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fawˈka.tɐ/ [faʊ̯ˈka.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fawˈka.ta/ [faʊ̯ˈka.ta]

  • Hyphenation: fal‧ca‧ta

Noun

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falcata f (plural falcatas)

  1. falcata (ancient Iberian sword)
    • 1997, Rainer Daehnhardt, Homens, Espadas e Tomates, Publicações Quipu, page 255:
      A pega em forma de cabeça de cavalo é uma reminiscência da falcata lusitana, por sua vez descendente do tipo de arma indo-europeia.
      The hilt shaped as a horse's head is reminiscent of the Lusitanian falcata, which is in turn descendant of the Indo-European type of weapon.
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Coined in 1872 by the Spanish historian and archaeologist Fernando Fulgosio, based on Latin falcatus (sickle-shaped). The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /falˈkata/ [falˈka.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: fal‧ca‧ta

Noun

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falcata f (plural falcatas)

  1. falcata
    • 2003, Laura Alcalá-Zamora, “La necrópolis ibérica de Pozo Moro”, in Bibliotheca Archaeologica Hispana, page 123:
      Las falcatas de Pozo Moro se encuentran muy deterioradas, lo que impide, en muchos casos, la determinación de sus dimensiones básicas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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