lance

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• Received-Pronunciation: läns
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• Received-Pronunciation: /lɑːns/
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• US: lăns
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• US: /læns/
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The surname is derived from a medieval given name Lanzo, short form of names beginning with the Germanic element *land; see land. Doublet of Lanzo.

From Middle English launce, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea.

138 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: նիզակ (nizak) — weapon of war
• Armenian: գեղարդ (geġard) — weapon of war
• Armenian: տեգ (teg) — weapon of war
• Asturian: llanza — weapon of war
• Bulgarian: копие (kopie) — weapon of war
• Catalan: llança — weapon of war
• Chinese Mandarin: 長矛 /长矛 (chángmáo) — weapon of war
• Czech: kopí — weapon of war
• Danish: lanse — weapon of war
• Dutch: lans — weapon of war
• Egyptian: mrḥ — weapon of war
• Esperanto: lanco — weapon of war
• Estonian: oda — weapon of war
• Faroese: lansi — weapon of war
• Faroese: langspjót — weapon of war
• Finnish: peitsi — weapon of war
• Finnish: keihäs — weapon of war
• French: lance — weapon of war
• Friulian: lance — weapon of war
• Galician: lanza — weapon of war
• Georgian: შუბი (šubi) — weapon of war
• Georgian: ჰოროლი (horoli) — weapon of war
• Georgian: ლახვარი (laxvari) — weapon of war
• German: Lanze — weapon of war
• Greek: λόγχη (lónchi) — weapon of war
• Ancient Greek: λόγχη (lónkhē) — weapon of war
• Hebrew: רֹמַח (rómaẖ) — weapon of war
• Hungarian: lándzsa — weapon of war
• Ido: lanco — weapon of war
• Indonesian: ganjur — weapon of war
• Irish: sleá — weapon of war
• Italian: lancia — weapon of war
• Japanese: 槍 (yari) — weapon of war
• Japanese: 矛 (hoko) — weapon of war
• Kazakh: найза (naiza) — weapon of war
• Kazakh: сүңгі (süñgı) — weapon of war
• Central Kurdish: نێزە (nêze) — weapon of war
• Northern Kurdish: nize — weapon of war
• Northern Kurdish: nîze — weapon of war
• Latin: lancea — weapon of war
• Latin: lancia — weapon of war
• Macedonian: ко́пје (kópje) — weapon of war
• Malay: tombak — weapon of war
• Māori: rāti — weapon of war
• Māori: tao — weapon of war
• Middle English: launce — weapon of war
• Mongolian: жад (žad) — weapon of war
• Classical Nahuatl: tepoztōpīlli — weapon of war
• Occitan: lança — weapon of war
• Old Norse: spjót — weapon of war
• Persian: نیزه (neyze) — weapon of war
• Polish: kopia — weapon of war
• Polish: lanca — weapon of war
• Portuguese: lança — weapon of war
• Romanian: lance — weapon of war
• Romanian: suliță — weapon of war
• Romanian: fuște — weapon of war
• Russian: пи́ка (píka) — weapon of war
• Sanskrit: शल्य (śalya) — weapon of war
• Sardinian: lantza — weapon of war
• Sardinian: lancia — weapon of war
• Scottish Gaelic: sleagh — weapon of war
• Scottish Gaelic: gath — weapon of war
• Sicilian: lanza — weapon of war
• Spanish: lanza — weapon of war
• Tagalog: tulag — weapon of war
• Thai: ทวน (tuuan) — weapon of war
• Turkish: mızrak — weapon of war
• Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎗𐎈 (mrḥ) — weapon of war
• Venetan: lansa — weapon of war
• Venetan: lancia — weapon of war
• Welsh: gwaywffon — weapon of war
• Xârâcùù: jö — weapon of war
• Bulgarian: копие (kopie) — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Catalan: llança — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Czech: dlouhé kopí — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Czech: dřevec — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Dutch: lans — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Esperanto: lanco — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Finnish: peitsi — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• French: lance — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• German: Lanze — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Hungarian: lándzsa — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Hungarian: kopja — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Ido: lanco — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Macedonian: ко́пје (kópje) — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Middle English: launce — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Polish: kopia — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Portuguese: lança — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Turkish: cirit — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Welsh: gwaywffon — wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting
• Bulgarian: харпун (harpun) — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Czech: harpuna — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Dutch: lans — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Finnish: harppuuna — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• French: lance — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• German: Harpune — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Hungarian: szigony — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Japanese: 簎 — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Japanese: 矠 (yasu) — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Macedonian: ко́пје (kópje) — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Māori: rāti — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Polish: harpun — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Turkish: zıpkın — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Welsh: tryfer — spear or harpoon used by whalers
• Bulgarian: улан (ulan) — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Catalan: llança — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Finnish: peitsimies — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Finnish: keihäsmies — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• French: lance — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Georgian: შუბოსანი (šubosani) — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• German: Lanzer — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Hungarian: lándzsás — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Macedonian: ко́пјаник (kópjanik) — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Persian: نیزهور (neyze-var) — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Polish: ułan — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Polish: lansjer — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Portuguese: lanceiro — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Romanian: lăncier — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Spanish: lancero — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Turkish: mızraklı — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Turkish: kargılı — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• Turkish: mızrakçı — (military) soldier armed with a lance
• German: Harpune mit Sprenggeschoss — (military) instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordinance
• Bulgarian: пронизвам (pronizvam) — to pierce with a lance
• Czech: probodnout — to pierce with a lance
• Georgian: განგმირვა (gangmirva) — to pierce with a lance
• Italian: infilzare — to pierce with a lance
• Māori: rāti — to pierce with a lance
• Turkish: mızraklamak — to pierce with a lance
• Turkish: kargılamak — to pierce with a lance
• Bulgarian: прорязвам (prorjazvam) — to pierce or open an abscess
• Bulgarian: прорежа (proreža) — to pierce or open an abscess
• Czech: proříznout — to pierce or open an abscess
• Czech: rozříznout — to pierce or open an abscess
• Czech: propíchnout — to pierce or open an abscess
• Italian: incidere — to pierce or open an abscess
• Māori: oka — to pierce or open an abscess