poniardo

poniardo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English poniard, French poignard, Italian pugnale, Spanish puñal. Compare Esperanto ponardo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈni̯ardo/

Noun

poniardo (plural poniardi)

1. dagger, poniard
   • Nehme Ehajj, "Adavane", in Rafael Nakhla S.J. (tr.), Kelka maestroverki dil moderna liriko Araba, 1926, 14.

     Prenez via espadi e via poniardi; adavane, adavane!

     Take your (pl.) swords and your daggers; onwards, onwards!

Derived terms

• poniardagar (“to poniard, stab (someone) with a dagger”)

See also

• dago