Hellebarde
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Hellebarte (archaic)
- Halbarte, Halmbarte, Helmbarte (specialist with distinction; otherwise archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German helle(n)barte, from older helmbarte, from helm (“stalk”) + barte (“axe”). The modern -d- is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hēlenbārde) and/or influenced by French hallebarde, itself from the Middle High German. The stress pattern, too, may hint at French influence, though stress shifts in compound words also occur natively.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hellebarde f (genitive Hellebarde, plural Hellebarden)
Declension edit
Declension of Hellebarde [feminine]
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Hellebarde” in Duden online