Zweihänder

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English

A Zweihänder at the Zwinger museum in Dresden, Germany

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zweihänder (literally “two hander”), from zwei (“two”) + Hand (“hand”) + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈtsvaɪhɛndɚ/ or IPA(key): /ˈtsvaɪ.hæn.dɚ/
  • (like German) IPA(key): /ˈtsvaɪhɛndə/

Noun

Zweihänder (plural Zweihänder)

  1. (historical) A two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance Germany, up to a fathom in length, invented in the 14th century.
    Synonyms: Bidenhänder, Bihänder
    Hypernym: two-hander
    • 1994, Douglas Miller, The Landsknechts, page 42:
      Their major weapon was the pike, which could be up to 18 feet in length, but those whose duty it was to advance in the front line carried instead the fearsome Zweihänder; an enormous battle-sword around 66 inches in length.
    • 1995, R. Coltman Clephan, The Mediaeval Tournament, page 105:
      […] and even the two-handed sword, Zweihänder […]

Translations

German

Etymology

From zwei (“two”) +‎ Hand (“hand”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌhɛndɐ/
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Noun

Zweihänder m (strong, genitive Zweihänders, plural Zweihänder)

  1. Zweihänder (14th century two-handed sword)
    Synonyms: (obsolete) Beidenhänder, (obsolete) Bidenhänder, (obsolete) Bihänder

Declension

Declension of Zweihänder
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zweihänder die Zweihänder
genitive eines des Zweihänders der Zweihänder
dative einem dem Zweihänder den Zweihändern
accusative einen den Zweihänder die Zweihänder

Descendants

  • → English: Zweihänder
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