harpoen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch arpoen, from Middle French harpon (“hook, hold-on”). Cognate with English harpoon, German Harpune.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: har‧poen
Noun
harpoen m (plural harpoenen, diminutive harpoentje n)
- A harpoon, short spearlike weapon with tenderhooks thrown at the target, of various sizes and types, e.g. used for whaling
- Some similar weapons
- (heraldry) A figure representing a harpoon
Derived terms
- (harpoon types) vissersharpoen, walrusharpoen, walvisharpoen
- harpoenen (verb)
- harpoenijzer n
- harpoenkanon n
- harpoenkist
- harpoenreiger m
- harpoenslot n
- harpoenstok m
- harpoenwerper m
Related terms
- harpoeneren (verb)
- harpoender m
- harpoenier m
- harpoenist m
Descendants
- Swedish: harpun
- Finnish: harppuuna