pistolet

English

Etymology

From French pistolet. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Noun

pistolet (plural pistolets)

1. A small pistol.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “pistolet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Polittes, politest

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: pis‧to‧let

Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets, diminutive pistoletje n)

1. (Belgium) a type of small round bread bun
2. (Netherlands) a bread bun shaped like a short baguette

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French

Etymology

From pistole +‎ -et. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.tɔ.lɛ/

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Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets)

1. gun, pistol
2. spray gun
3. weird person

Derived terms

• pistolet à air comprimé
• pistolet mitrailleur

Further reading

• “pistolet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Polish

Etymology

From French pistolet, from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈtɔ.lɛt/

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Noun

pistolet m inan

1. gun, pistol
2. spray gun

Declension

Declension of pistolet

	singular	plural
nominative	pistolet	pistolety
genitive	pistoletu	pistoletów
dative	pistoletowi	pistoletom
accusative	pistolet	pistolety
instrumental	pistoletem	pistoletami
locative	pistolecie	pistoletach
vocative	pistolecie	pistolety

Further reading

• pistolet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Walloon

Etymology

Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Noun

pistolet m

1. pistol