Hellebarde

German

Alternative forms

  • Hellebarte (archaic)
  • Halbarte, Halmbarte, Helmbarte (specialist with distinction; otherwise archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German helle(n)barte, from older helmbarte, from helm (“stalk”) + barte (“axe”). The modern -d- is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hēlenbārde) and/or influenced by French hallebarde, itself from the Middle High German. The stress pattern, too, may hint at French influence, though stress shifts in compound words also occur natively.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhɛləˈbardə/, [-ˈbaʁdə], [-ˈbaɐ̯də], [-ˈbaːdə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Hellebarde f (genitive Hellebarde, plural Hellebarden)

  1. halberd

Declension

Declension of Hellebarde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hellebarde die Hellebarden
genitive einer der Hellebarde der Hellebarden
dative einer der Hellebarde den Hellebarden
accusative eine die Hellebarde die Hellebarden

Hypernyms

See also

  • Rossschinder

Further reading

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