alabarda

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hallebarde and Italian alabarda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈβar.də] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈbar.də] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.laˈbaɾ.ða] === Noun === alabarda f (plural alabardes) halberd ==== Derived terms ==== alabardada alabarder === Further reading === “alabarda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “alabarda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “alabarda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “alabarda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Italian == === Alternative forms === labarda (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”, literally “beard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.laˈbar.da/ Rhymes: -arda Hyphenation: a‧la‧bàr‧da === Noun === alabarda f (plural alabarde) (weaponry) halberd ==== Derived terms ==== alabardiere alabardato ==== Descendants ==== → Old French: alabarde Middle French: hallebarde French: hallebarde → English: halberd === Further reading === alabarda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Middle French hallebarde and Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”, literally “beard”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === alabarda f (plural alabardas) halberd (weapon) === Further reading === “alabarda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alabarda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian alabarda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alaˈbaɾda/ [a.laˈβ̞aɾ.ð̞a] Rhymes: -aɾda Syllabification: a‧la‧bar‧da === Noun === alabarda f (plural alabardas) halberd (hand weapon) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alabarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025