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halberd

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈhæl.bɚd/
  • US: /ˈhɔl.bɚd/
  • US: /ˈhɑl.bɚd/
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  • UK: /ˈhælbəd/
  • UK: /ˈhælbɜːd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pike fitted with an ax head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pike

History

Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm, from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”), from *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: алебарда (alebarda) — hand weapon
  • Catalan: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戟 (jǐ) — hand weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斧槍 /斧枪 (fǔqiāng) — hand weapon
  • Czech: halapartna — hand weapon
  • Danish: hellebard — hand weapon
  • Danish: atgejr — hand weapon
  • Dutch: hellebaard — hand weapon
  • Esperanto: halebardo — hand weapon
  • Estonian: hellebard — hand weapon
  • Estonian: odakirves — hand weapon
  • Finnish: hilpari — hand weapon
  • French: hallebarde — hand weapon
  • Galician: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Georgian: ალებარდე (alebarde) — hand weapon
  • German: Hellebarde — hand weapon
  • Greek: αλαβάρδα (alavárda) — hand weapon
  • Ancient Greek: διβολία (dibolía) — hand weapon
  • Hungarian: alabárd — hand weapon
  • Icelandic: atgeir — hand weapon
  • Icelandic: bryntröll — hand weapon
  • Irish: halbard — hand weapon
  • Italian: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Japanese: 斧槍 (fusō) — hand weapon
  • Japanese: 槍斧 (sōfu) — hand weapon
  • Japanese: 鉾槍 (hokoyari) — hand weapon
  • Japanese: ハルバード (harubādo) — hand weapon
  • Kazakh: балта-найза (balta-naiza) — hand weapon
  • Korean: 핼버드 (haelbeodeu) — hand weapon
  • Korean: 핼버트 (haelbeoteu) — hand weapon
  • Korean: 미늘창 (mineulchang) — hand weapon
  • Korean: 도끼창 (dokkichang) — hand weapon
  • Latin: hallebarda — hand weapon
  • Latin: hellebarda — hand weapon
  • Lithuanian: alebarda — hand weapon
  • Macedonian: халеба́рда (halebárda) — hand weapon
  • Maltese: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Norwegian: hellebard — hand weapon
  • Occitan: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Persian: ناچخ (nâčax) — hand weapon
  • Polish: halabarda — hand weapon
  • Portuguese: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Romanian: halebardă — hand weapon
  • Romanian: alebardă — hand weapon
  • Russian: алеба́рда (alebárda) — hand weapon
  • Russian: берды́ш (berdýš) — hand weapon
  • Scottish Gaelic: pic-catha — hand weapon
  • Serbo-Croatian: хелебарда — hand weapon
  • Serbo-Croatian: helebarda — hand weapon
  • Spanish: alabarda — hand weapon
  • Swedish: hillebard — hand weapon
  • Turkish: teber — hand weapon
  • Ottoman Turkish: تبر (teber) — hand weapon
  • Ukrainian: алеба́рда (alebárda) — hand weapon
  • Ukrainian: галяба́рда (haljabárda) — hand weapon
  • Venetan: labarda — hand weapon