šavle

See also: savle

Czech

Etymology

Probably from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля (sáblja), with Turkic origins. Cognate with sabre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃavlɛ]

Noun

šavle f

1. sabre
2. scimitar

Usage notes

• The term is usually used for a sabre; the usual term for a scimitar is turecká šavle.

Declension

Declension of šavle (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	šavle	šavle
genitive	šavle	šavlí
dative	šavli	šavlím
accusative	šavli	šavle
vocative	šavle	šavle
locative	šavli	šavlích
instrumental	šavlí	šavlemi

Derived terms

• hodit šavli
• šavlovat
• šavlozubý
• turecká šavle

 

Further reading

• “šavle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “šavle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989