harpon

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Noun

harpon

  1. accusative singular of harpo

French

 harpon on French Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, hook), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate).

Pronunciation

harpon
un harpon à baleine (a whaling harpoon)

Noun

harpon m (plural harpons)

  1. harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: harpon

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French harpon.

Noun

harpon n (plural harpoane)

  1. harpoon

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative harpon harponul harpoane harpoanele
genitive-dative harpon harponului harpoane harpoanelor
vocative harponule harpoanelor