cinquedea

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/, /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdeɪə/
Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪə
Hyphenation: cin‧que‧dea

Noun

cinquedea (plural cinquedeas)

A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
Synonym: anelace

Alternative forms

cinqueda

Translations

Italian Renaissance sword

Bulgarian: чинкуеда f (činkueda), биволски език m (bivolski ezik), ^{(please verify)} анелас m (anelas)
German: Cinquedea f
Italian: cinquedea f, cinquadea f, lingua di bue f
Japanese: チンクエデア (chinkuedea), チンクエディア (chinkuedia)
Korean: 친퀘디아 (chinkwedia)
Lithuanian: činkvedėja f
Russian: чинкуэ́да f (činkuéda), чинкведе́а f (činkvedéa)
Swedish: oxtunga (sv) c, cinquedea c
Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} а́нелас m (ánelas)

Italian

Alternative forms

cinquadea

Etymology

From cinque (“five”) +‎ dea (“fingers”, northen dialectal variant of dita; compare Venetian déo), in reference to the width of the blade.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃin.kweˈdɛ.a/[1]
Rhymes: -ɛa
Hyphenation: cin‧que‧dè‧a

Noun

cinquedea f (plural cinquedee)

anelace, cinquedea (Italian Renaissance sword)
Synonym: lingua di bue

Hypernyms: daga, pugnale, spada

References

cinquedea in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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