Pistole
See also: pistole
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pistole (“pistol”), probably a nickname for an aggressive person.
Proper noun
Pistole (plural Pistoles)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pistole is the 38439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Pistole is most common among White (94.97%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pistole”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistole, itself probably via Middle High German pitschal, pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪsˈtoːlə/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːlə
Noun
Pistole f (genitive Pistole, plural Pistolen)
- (weaponry) pistol, gun
- Synonyms: Faustfeuerwaffe, (obsolete) Meuchelpuffer, (informal) Schießeisen
- Hyponym: Revolver
- Hypernym: Schusswaffe
- gun (device operated by a trigger)
Declension
Declension of Pistole [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Pistole | die | Pistolen |
genitive | einer | der | Pistole | der | Pistolen |
dative | einer | der | Pistole | den | Pistolen |
accusative | eine | die | Pistole | die | Pistolen |
Derived terms
- die Pistole auf die Brust setzen
- Gaspistole
- Heißklebepistole
- Leuchtpistole
- Luftpistole
- Maschinenpistole
- Pistolenduell
- Pistolengriff
- Pistolenheld
- Pistolenheldin
- Pistolenkugel
- Pistolenlauf
- Pistolenmündung
- Pistolenschießen
- Pistolenschuss
- Pistolenschütze
- Pistolenschützin
- Pistolentasche
- Signalpistole
- Spielzeugpistole
- Spritzpistole
- Wasserpistole
- wie aus der Pistole geschossen
Related terms
- Pistolero
Further reading
- “Pistole” in Duden online
- “Pistole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache