pistolet
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English
Etymology
From French pistolet. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pistolet (plural pistolets)
- A small pistol.
- a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “Satire II”, in Poems, with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: M F for Iohn Marriot, , published 1633, →OCLC:
- Pistolets are the best artilleree
- 1623 (first performance), John Fletcher, William Rowley, “The Maid in the Mill”, in Comedies and Tragedies , London: Humphrey Robinson, , and for Humphrey Moseley , published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- The Pistolet is his own
References
“pistolet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands)
Audio (file) - (Netherlands) IPA(key): /pistoˈlɛt/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /pistoˈle/ (With this pronunciation, the diminutive would be 'pistoleetje'.)
- Hyphenation: pis‧to‧let
Noun
pistolet m (plural pistolets, diminutive pistoletje n)
- (Belgium) a type of small round bread bun
- (Belgium) a Kaiser roll
- (Netherlands) a bread bun shaped like a short baguette
French
Etymology
From pistole + -et. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pistolet m (plural pistolets)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pistolet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistolet, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Doublet of piszczel.
Pronunciation
Noun
pistolet m inan
Declension
Declension of pistolet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pistolet | pistolety |
| genitive | pistoletu | pistoletów |
| dative | pistoletowi | pistoletom |
| accusative | pistolet | pistolety |
| instrumental | pistoletem | pistoletami |
| locative | pistolecie | pistoletach |
| vocative | pistolecie | pistolety |
Further reading
- pistolet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pistolet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pistolet.
Noun
pistolet n (plural pistolete)
Declension
Declension of pistolet
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) pistolet | pistoletul | (niște) pistolete | pistoletele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) pistolet | pistoletului | (unor) pistolete | pistoletelor |
| vocative | pistoletule | pistoletelor | ||
Walloon
Etymology
Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pistolet m