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] === Noun === Hellebarde f (genitive Hellebarde, plural Hellebarden) halberd ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Stangenwaffe ==== Related terms ==== Helm Barte === See also === Rossschinder === Further reading === “Hellebarde” in Duden online