harpun

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Danish

Etymology

Via Dutch harpoen, from French harpon (harpoon).

Noun

harpun c (singular definite harpunen, plural indefinite harpuner)

  1. harpoon

Declension

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Finnish

Noun

harpun

  1. genitive singular of harppu

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From French harpon, via Dutch harpoen.

Noun

harpun m (definite singular harpunen, indefinite plural harpuner, definite plural harpunene)

  1. a harpoon

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French harpon, via Dutch harpoen.

Noun

harpun m (definite singular harpunen, indefinite plural harpunar, definite plural harpunane)

  1. a harpoon

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Harpune, from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch arpoen, from Middle French harpon, from Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxar.pun/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arpun
  • Syllabification: har‧pun

Noun

harpun m inan

  1. (hunting) harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
adjective

Further reading

  • harpun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • harpun in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xǎrpuːn/
  • Hyphenation: har‧pun

Noun

hàrpūn m (Cyrillic spelling ха̀рпӯн)

  1. harpoon

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Dutch harpoen, from Old French harpon, from harpe (dog's claw), from Latin harpago (grappling hook).

Noun

harpun c

  1. a harpoon

Declension

Descendants

  • Finnish: harppuuna

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