falcata

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish falcata, from Latin falcātus. === Noun === falcata (plural falcatas) (historical) A sword in pre-Roman Iberia having a concave edge to the blade. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Calafat == Dutch == === Etymology === From Spanish falcata, from Latin falcātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɑlˈkaː.taː/ Hyphenation: fal‧ca‧ta === Noun === falcata f (plural falcata's, no diminutive) (historical) a falcata; an Iberian single-edged curved sword == French == === Etymology === From Spanish falcata, from Latin falcātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fal.ka.ta/ === Noun === falcata f (plural falcatas) (historical) A falcata; an Iberian single-edged curved sword. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /falˈka.ta/ Rhymes: -ata Hyphenation: fal‧cà‧ta === Noun === falcata f (plural falcate) (athletics) stride (of a runner) === Adjective === falcata feminine singular of falcato == Latin == === Adjective === falcāta inflection of falcātus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === falcātā ablative feminine singular of falcātus === References === "falcata", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Spanish falcata, from Latin falcātus (“sickle-shaped”). The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fal‧ca‧ta === Noun === falcata f (plural falcatas) falcata (ancient Iberian sword) ==== Related terms ==== espada, gládio, foice === Further reading === “falcata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “falcata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“sickle-shaped, falcate”). First attested in the adjective "sickle-shaped" sense in 1715, and in the noun sense in 1770. The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /falˈkata/ [falˈka.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: fal‧ca‧ta === Adjective === falcata m or f (masculine and feminine plural falcatas) (obsolete, of the Moon) sickle-shaped; falcate [early-18–19th c.] (of a sword) wide, curved, pointed, and single-edged [from mid-18th c.] === Noun === falcata f (plural falcatas) (historical) a falcata [from mid-18th c.] ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: falcata → English: falcata → French: falcata → Portuguese: falcata === Further reading === “falcata”, 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 “falcata”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN