zobens

== Latvian == === Etymology === From zòbs (“tooth; sharpness, blade”) +‎ -ens; the original meaning was “piercing instrument with sharp edge, blade.” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈzùɔbɛns], IPA(key): [ˈzùɔbæns] IPA(key): [ˈzūɔ̄bɛns], IPA(key): [ˈzūɔ̄bæns] === Noun === zòbȩns, zõbȩns m (1st declension) (weaponry) sword (long-bladed weapon with a handle, for stabbing, cutting or slashing) ass zobens ― sharp sword smags zobens ― heavy sword līks zobens ― hooked sword zobena spals ― sword hilt zobena maksts ― sword sheath, scabbard Damaskas tērauda zobens ― Damascus steel sword izvilkt zobenu ― to draw a sword vicināt zobenu ― to brandish a sword paukošanas ar zobeniem ― fencing with swords ==== Declension ==== === References ===