harpon

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Esperanto[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

harpon

  1. accusative singular of harpo

French[edit]

 harpon on French Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, hook), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate).

Pronunciation[edit]

harpon
un harpon à baleine (a whaling harpoon)

Noun[edit]

harpon m (plural harpons)

  1. harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Romanian: harpon

Further reading[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French harpon.

Noun[edit]

harpon n (plural harpoane)

  1. harpoon

Declension[edit]