falcata

English

Noun

falcata (plural falcatas)

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

Anagrams

• Calafat

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Dutch

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from English falcata, from Spanish falcata, reportedly coined by Fernando Fulgosio modelled on Latin falcatus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

falcata f (plural falcata's)

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

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Italian

Noun

falcata f (plural falcate)

1. (athletics) stride (of a runner)

Adjective

falcata

1. feminine singular of falcato

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) falcāta

1. nominative feminine singular of falcātus
2. nominative neuter plural of falcātus
3. accusative neuter plural of falcātus
4. vocative feminine singular of falcātus
5. vocative neuter plural of falcātus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) falcātā

1. ablative feminine singular of falcātus

References

• falcata in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Uma falcata.

Etymology

Coined in 1872 by Fernando Fulgosio, based on (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin falcatus (“sickle-shaped”). The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fawˈka.ta/

Noun

falcata f (plural s)

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.

Related terms

• espada, gládio, foice

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Spanish

Noun

falcata f (plural falcatas)

1. falcata