"Pistole" meaning in All languages combined

See Pistole on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Pistoles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Pistole (“pistol”), probably a nickname for an aggressive person. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Pistole||pistol}} German Pistole (“pistol”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pistole (plural Pistoles)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Pistole-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 12 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 17 2

Noun [German]

IPA: /pɪsˈtoːlə/ Audio: De-Pistole.ogg
Rhymes: -oːlə Etymology: Borrowed from French pistole, itself probably via Middle High German pitschal, pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|pistole}} Borrowed from French pistole, {{der|de|gmh|pitschal}} Middle High German pitschal, {{der|de|cs|píšťala||firearm|lit=tube, pipe}} Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Pistole f (genitive Pistole, plural Pistolen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Pistole [genitive], Pistolen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pistole [nominative, singular], Pistolen [definite, nominative, plural], Pistole [genitive, singular], Pistolen [definite, genitive, plural], Pistole [dative, singular], Pistolen [dative, definite, plural], Pistole [accusative, singular], Pistolen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (weaponry) pistol, gun Tags: feminine Synonyms: Faustfeuerwaffe, Meuchelpuffer [obsolete], Schießeisen [informal] Related terms: Pistolero
    Sense id: en-Pistole-de-noun-yD9P5xZc Categories (other): Weapons, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Derived forms: die Pistole auf die Brust setzen, Gaspistole, Heißklebepistole, Leuchtpistole, Luftpistole, Maschinenpistole, Pistolenduell, Pistolengriff, Pistolenheld, Pistolenheldin, Pistolenkugel, Pistolenlauf, Pistolenmündung, Pistolenschießen, Pistolenschuss, Pistolenschütze, Pistolenschützin, Pistolentasche, Signalpistole, Spielzeugpistole, Spritzpistole, Wasserpistole, wie aus der Pistole geschossen
  2. gun (device operated by a trigger) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Pistole-de-noun-A76a9Uue

Inflected forms

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