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Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
cymithārra f (genitive cymithārrae); first declension
- a scimitar
1540, Christophori Richerii Thorignei, De Rebus Turcarum Libri, page 60:Omnes autẽ Ianizari ab aliis peditibus amictu breuiore & mitris niueis acuminatis distinguuntur: item armis quae scutum sunt & ensis quẽ Cymitharram uocãt & arcus.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- cymitharra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- cymitharra in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016