culverin

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/ === Noun === culverin (plural culverins) (historical) Any of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery. A kind of handgun. A large cannon. Coordinate terms: demiculverin, demi-culverin, aspic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === culverin f (plural culverinnen, diminutive culverinnetje n) culverin, a kind of handgun == Middle English == === Noun === culverin alternative form of culveryne