Harquebuse

/ˈhɑːrkwɪbuːz/ noun

Definition

An archaic or variant spelling of harquebus, referring to the same early type of portable firearm.

Etymology

Alternative spelling of 'harquebus,' showing the spelling variation common in English when words entered from Dutch during the 15th-16th centuries. English hadn't yet standardized spelling of foreign loanwords.

Kelly Says

Historical documents show tremendous spelling variation—the same weapon appears as 'harquebus,' 'harquebuse,' 'arquebus,' and 'hackbut' in different sources, reminding us that standardized spelling is a surprisingly recent invention!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርክቦስ
ar-ke-bos
ARالعربية
رِشاش
ri-shaash
BNবাংলা
হার্কিবুস
hark-i-bu-s
CACatalà
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
CSČeština
harquebuze
hark-boo-ze
DADansk
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
DEDeutsch
Harquebuse
hark-boo-se
ELΕλληνικά
αρκεβούζο
ar-ke-voo-zo
ESEspañol
harquebuse
ar-keh-boo-se
FAفارسی
تفنگچه
tafengche
FISuomi
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
FRFrançais
harquebuse
ark-buez
GUGU
હાર્કેબુસ
haar-keh-boos
HAHA
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
HEעברית
נשק חרקובוז
neshek har-ke-booz
HIहिन्दी
हारक्वेबुस
haar-ke-bu-s
HUMagyar
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
harquebuse
har-keh-boo-se
IGIG
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
ITItaliano
harquebuse
ar-keh-boo-se
JA日本語
ハルケバス
harukebasu
KKKK
аркебуза
ark-e-boo-za
KMKM
សារព័ត៌មាន
sa-ra-pô-t-ma-n
KO한국어
하르케부스
hal-ke-bu-seu
MRMR
हार्केबुस
haar-keh-boos
MSBahasa Melayu
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
MYမြန်မာ
ဟားကွပူ
ha-ku-pu
NLNederlands
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
NONorsk
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
PAPA
ਹਾਰਕੇਬੂਸ
haar-keh-boos
PLPolski
harquebuza
har-keh-boo-zah
PTPortuguês
harquebuse
ar-keh-boo-se
RORomână
harquebuz
har-keh-booz
RUРусский
аркебуза
ark-e-boo-za
SVSvenska
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
SWKiswahili
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
TAதமிழ்
ஹார்க்யூபஸ்
haark-y-oo-bas
TEతెలుగు
హార్క్వీబస్
haark-wee-bas
THไทย
Arquebus
ar-keh-boo-s
TLTL
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
TRTürkçe
harkebuz
har-keh-boos
UKУкраїнська
аркебуза
ark-e-boo-za
URاردو
ہارکیبوز
har-kee-boos
VITiếng Việt
harquebuse
har-keh-boo-se
YOYO
harquebuse
hark-boo-se
ZH中文
arquebus
a-ke-bu
ZUZU
harquebuse
hark-boo-se

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