"athame" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈθeɪmeɪ/ [UK], /əˈθɑːmeɪ/ [UK], /ɑˈθɑ.meɪ/ [US], /əˈθɑ.meɪ/ [US], /ˈæ.θəˌmeɪ/ [US] Forms: athames [plural]
Etymology: From French arthame in a 1929 passage from É.-J. Grillot de Givry (see 1931 citation below), apparently from Medieval Latin artavus (“quill-sharpening knife”). Artavus was also mistranslated into artauo in an Italian manuscript. The arthame was conflated with the cortel nero ("black knife") by Grillot de Givry, and that conflation was passed on to Gerald Gardner (the creator of Wicca). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|arthame}} French arthame, {{der|en|la-med|artavus||quill-sharpening knife}} Medieval Latin artavus (“quill-sharpening knife”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} athame (plural athames)
  1. A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it. Wikipedia link: athame, Émile-Jules Grillot de Givry Categories (topical): Weapons, Wicca Synonyms: athamé Translations (ritual dagger): athamé (French), artavus [masculine] (Latin), átame [masculine] (Spanish), daga [feminine] (Spanish)

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