sabre

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sabre. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sabre, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sabre in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sabre you have here. The definition of the word sabre will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsabre, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: sabré and Sâbre

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
A British 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈseɪ.bɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪbə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧bre

Noun

sabre (plural sabres)

  1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
    • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 6:
      Jewan Sadit, who ſtood before the prince, obſerving his youthful temerity, threw himſelf between him and danger, and with a nervous arm, wielding a ſharp ſabre, of the hard tempered ſteel of Damiſk, ruſhing upon the tyger, he ſtruck him acroſs the forehead.
  2. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, fencing) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

Usage notes

This spelling has become relatively common in the United States due to the Buffalo Sabres hockey team as well as the occasional tendency to use British spellings for archaic nouns (compare theater versus theatre).

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

sabre (third-person singular simple present sabres, present participle sabring, simple past and past participle sabred)

  1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, transitive) To strike or kill with a sabre.
  2. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, transitive) To open (a bottle) via sabrage.

Quotations

See also

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. Alternative form of sable

Basque

Alternative forms

Noun

sabre

  1. sabre, saber

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel.

Pronunciation

Noun

sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. sabre
  2. the silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)
    Synonyms: cinturó, serp de mar

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From German Säbel.

Pronunciation

Noun

sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. a single-edged sword
  2. the force, arms
  3. cutlassfish

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: sabre

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.bre/
  • Rhymes: -abre
  • Hyphenation: sà‧bre

Noun

sabre m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of sabra

Adjective

sabre (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of sabra

Anagrams

Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. sand

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -abɾi, (Portugal) -abɾɨ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧bre

Noun

sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. sabre (military weapon)
  2. sabre (fencing weapon)

Related terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia