"Pistole" meaning in German

See Pistole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɪsˈtoːlə/ Audio: De-Pistole.ogg , De-Pistole2.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] Hypernyms: Schusswaffe Derived forms: pistolenförmig
    Sense id: en-Pistole-de-noun-yD9P5xZc Categories (other): Weapons, German entries with incorrect language header, Firearms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Firearms: 79 21 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Hyponyms: Gaspistole, Heißklebepistole, Leuchtpistole, Luftpistole, Maschinenpistole, Nagelpistole, Schreckschusspistole, Signalpistole, Spielzeugpistole, Spritzpistole, Sprühpistole, Wasserpistole, wie aus der Pistole geschossen Related terms: die Pistole auf die Brust setzen, Pistolenduell, Pistolengriff, Pistolenheld, Pistolenheldin, Pistolenkugel, Pistolenlauf, Pistolenmündung, Pistolenschießen, Pistolenschuss, Pistolenschütze, Pistolenschützin, Pistolentasche, Pistolero
  2. gun (device operated by a trigger) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Pistole-de-noun-A76a9Uue

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Meuchelpuffer"
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          "word": "Schießeisen"
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      "word": "Maschinenpistole"
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