Sabre

//ˈseɪ.bə//

Synonyms for "sabre" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
cavalry sword

Strong matches (1)

Related words (3)

Noun(1 words)
saber
Verb(1 words)
saber

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Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

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6 entries

Translations

105 translations across 62 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ξιφομάχαιρα noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • qılınc noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ҡылыс noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Basque

2 entries
  • sable noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabre noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Bats

1 entries
  • თურ noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • ша́бля noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • ша́бля noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)
  • ша́шка noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • са́бя noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • са́бя noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Catalan

2 entries
  • sabre noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabre noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Chechen

1 entries
  • тур noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 佩劍 /佩剑 noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • 佩劍 /佩剑 noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)
  • 戰刀 /战刀 noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • 軍刀 /军刀 noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Czech

2 entries
  • šavle noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • šavle noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Danish

1 entries
  • sabel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Dutch

2 entries
  • sabel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabel noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • sabro noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabro noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Estonian

1 entries
  • saabel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Finnish

3 entries
  • sapeli noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • säilä noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • säilä noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

French

1 entries
  • sabre noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Galician

2 entries
  • sabre noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabre noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Georgian

2 entries
  • მახვილი noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • ხმალი noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

German

2 entries
  • Säbel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • Säbel noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Greek

2 entries
  • μάχαιρα noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • σπαθί noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Hindi

2 entries
  • सेबर noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • सेबर noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • szablya noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • sveðja noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Italian

2 entries
  • sciabola noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sciabola noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Japanese

3 entries
  • サーブル noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)
  • サーベル noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • セイバー noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Kalmyk

3 entries
  • мишл noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • селм noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • чашк noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • szabla noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қылыш noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Korean

3 entries
  • 군도 noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • 사브르 noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • 사브르 noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кылыч noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Latin

1 entries
  • xiphomachaera noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Latvian

1 entries
  • zobens noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Lithuanian

3 entries
  • kardas noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • kardas noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)
  • palašas noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • сабја noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • сабја noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Manx

1 entries
  • cliwe markee noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Marathi

2 entries
  • सेबर noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • सेबर noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • сэлэм noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Māori

1 entries
  • hoari piko noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Navajo

1 entries
  • diltłish noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries
  • panga noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • upanga class 11/10 noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Northern Altai

1 entries
  • кылыч noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • sabel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabel noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Occitan

1 entries
  • sabre noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • саблꙗ noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Säbel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Polish

2 entries
  • szabla noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • szabla noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sabre noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sabre noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Romanian

1 entries
  • sabie noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Russian

3 entries
  • са́бля noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • са́бля noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)
  • ша́шка noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • claidheamh crom noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • claidheamh crom noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • sȁblja noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • са̏бља noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Slovak

1 entries
  • šabľa noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Slovene

1 entries
  • sablja noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • кылыч noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • кылыш noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Spanish

2 entries
  • sable noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • sable noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Swedish

1 entries
  • sabel noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • sable noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Tatar

1 entries
  • кылыч noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kılıç noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • kılıç noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • ша́бля noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)
  • ша́бля noun (modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre)
  • ша́шка noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • qilich noun (light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Help me! he repeated while waving his sabre.

Source: tatoeba (3226022)

The princess gave her lover a sabre covered with gold.

Source: tatoeba (3759576)

Mary feinted a strike to Tom's face, but then swiftly struck his torso with the tip of her sabre.

Source: tatoeba (10614235)

Jewan Sadit, who ſtood before the prince, obſerving his youthful temerity, threw himſelf between him and danger, and with a nervous arm, wielding a ſharp ſabre, of the hard tempered ſteel of Damiſk, ruſhing upon the tyger, he ſtruck him acroſs the forehead.

Source: wiktionary

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