"espada" meaning in Portuguese

See espada in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /isˈpa.dɐ/ [Brazil], /esˈpa.dɐ/ [Brazil], /iʃˈpa.dɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃˈpa.dɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [Portugal], [(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ] [Portugal], /(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [Portugal, Southern] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-espada.wav [Portugal] (note: Porto) Forms: espadas [plural]
Rhymes: -adɐ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espada, through prothesis from Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ-. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|espada|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese espada, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|espada}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espada, {{inh|pt|la|spatha||a type of sword}} Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), {{der|pt|grc|σπάθη||broad blade}} Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*sph₂-dʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ- Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} espada f (plural espadas)
  1. (countable) sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack) Tags: countable, feminine
    Sense id: en-espada-pt-noun-fDIBOYjK Categories (other): Weapons Disambiguation of Weapons: 63 20 17
  2. (fencing) épée Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-espada-pt-noun-~4P8DPtp Categories (other): Fencing Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  3. singular of espadas (“spades”) (one of the four suits of playing cards) Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: espadas (extra: (“spades”) (one of the four suits of playing cards))
    Sense id: en-espada-pt-noun-VOBAreav Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: entre a cruz e a espada, peixe-espada Related terms: espadachim, espadada, espadarte, espadas, espadeirada, espadeirão, espadeirar, espadeiro, espadilha, espadim

Inflected forms

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  ],
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}
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        "Portugal"
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}

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