pistolet
English
Etymology
From French pistolet. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪstəlɪt/, /pɪstəˈlɛt/
Noun
pistolet (plural pistolets)
- A small pistol.
- a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “Satire II”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, OCLC 1008264503:
- Pistolets are the best artilleree
- 1623 (first performance), John Fletcher; William Rowley, “The Maid in the Mill”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, OCLC 3083972, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- The Pistolet is his own
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References
pistolet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Polettis, Polittes, politest
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pis‧to‧let
Noun
pistolet m (plural pistolets, diminutive pistoletje n)
- (Belgium) a type of small round bread bun
- (Netherlands) a bread bun shaped like a short baguette
French
Etymology
From pistole + -et. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pis.tɔ.lɛ/
audio (file)
Noun
pistolet m (plural pistolets)
- gun, pistol
- spray gun
- weird person
Derived terms
- pistolet à air
- pistolet à air comprimé
- pistolet à impulsion électrique
- pistolet mitrailleur
Further reading
- “pistolet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistolet, from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pisˈtɔ.lɛt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlɛt
- Syllabification: pis‧to‧let
Noun
pistolet m inan
- gun, pistol
- 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
- pistolet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French pistolet.
Noun
pistolet n (plural pistolete)
- pistolet
Declension
Declension of pistolet
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) pistolet | pistoletul | (niște) pistolete | pistoletele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) pistolet | pistoletului | (unor) pistolete | pistoletelor |
| vocative | pistoletule | pistoletelor | ||
Walloon
Etymology
Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Noun
pistolet m
- pistol