pistolet

English

Etymology

From French pistolet. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪstəlɪt/, /pɪstəˈlɛt/

Noun

pistolet (plural pistolets)

1. A small pistol.
   • a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “Satire II”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC:

     Pistolets are the best artilleree

   • 1623 (first performance), John Fletcher, William Rowley, “The Maid in the Mill”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     The Pistolet is his own

References

“pistolet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Polettis, Polittes, politest

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistolet.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /pistoːˈlɛt/

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• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /pistoːˈleː/ (With this pronunciation, the diminutive would be 'pistoleetje'.)
• Hyphenation: pis‧to‧let
• Rhymes: -ɛt, -eː

Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets, diminutive pistoletje n)

1. (Belgium) a type of small round bread bun
2. (Belgium) a Kaiser roll
3. (Netherlands) a bread bun shaped like a short baguette

French

Etymology

From pistole +‎ -et. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.tɔ.lɛ/

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Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets)

1. gun, pistol

   Synonyms: canon, fusil, flingue, mitra, arme à feu, revolver

2. spray gun
3. weird person

Derived terms

• pistolet à air
• pistolet à air comprimé
• pistolet à impulsion électrique
• pistolet mitrailleur

Further reading

• “pistolet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pistuˈlet/

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Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets)

1. pistol, handgun

Derived terms

• pistoletada

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 535.

Polish

Alternative forms

• piscolit (Podegrodzie)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistolet, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Doublet of piszczel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈtɔ.lɛt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɛt
• Syllabification: pis‧to‧let

Noun

pistolet m inan

1. gun, pistol
2. spray gun

Declension

Declension of pistolet

	singular	plural
nominative	pistolet	pistolety
genitive	pistoletu	pistoletów
dative	pistoletowi	pistoletom
accusative	pistolet	pistolety
instrumental	pistoletem	pistoletami
locative	pistolecie	pistoletach
vocative	pistolecie	pistolety

Further reading

• pistolet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pistolet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistolet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.toˈlet/

Noun

pistolet n (plural pistolete)

1. pistolet

Declension

Declension of pistolet

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pistolet	pistoletul		pistolete	pistoletele
genitive-dative	pistolet	pistoletului		pistolete	pistoletelor
vocative	pistoletule			pistoletelor

Further reading

• “pistolet”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Walloon

Etymology

Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.tɔ.lɛ/

Noun

pistolet m

1. pistol