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scabbard

noun · verb · 3 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskæb.əd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈskæb.ɚd/
  • rhymes with -æbə(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: S K AE1 B ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The sheath of a sword.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Suddenly he scabbarded his sabre.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sheath

History

Etymology

From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk.

Across languages

Translations

129 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mbulesë — the sheath of a sword
  • Albanian: mill — the sheath of a sword
  • Albanian: zgjebe — the sheath of a sword
  • Albanian: këllëf — the sheath of a sword
  • Southern Altai: кын (kïn) — the sheath of a sword
  • Arabic: غِمْد (ḡimd) — the sheath of a sword
  • Arabic: غِلَاف (ḡilāf) — the sheath of a sword
  • Armenian: պատյան (patyan) — the sheath of a sword
  • Aromanian: teacã — the sheath of a sword
  • Azerbaijani: qın — the sheath of a sword
  • Azerbaijani: kılıf — the sheath of a sword
  • Bashkir: ҡын (qın) — the sheath of a sword
  • Belarusian: но́жны (nóžny) — the sheath of a sword
  • Belarusian: по́хва (póxva) — the sheath of a sword
  • Belarusian: по́хвы (póxvy) — the sheath of a sword
  • Bulgarian: ножница (nožnica) — the sheath of a sword
  • Burmese: ဓားအိမ် (dha:im) — the sheath of a sword
  • Catalan: beina — the sheath of a sword
  • Literary Chinese: 韜 (tāo) — the sheath of a sword
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鞘 (qiào) — the sheath of a sword
  • Chinese Mandarin: 劍鞘 /剑鞘 (jiànqiào) — the sheath of a sword
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刀鞘 (dāoqiào) — the sheath of a sword
  • Ngazidja Comorian: wala — the sheath of a sword
  • Czech: pochva — the sheath of a sword
  • Danish: skede — the sheath of a sword
  • Dutch: schede — the sheath of a sword
  • Esperanto: glavingo — the sheath of a sword
  • Estonian: mõõgatupp — the sheath of a sword
  • Faroese: slíðri — the sheath of a sword
  • Finnish: tuppi — the sheath of a sword
  • Finnish: huotra — the sheath of a sword
  • French: fourreau — the sheath of a sword
  • French: gaine — the sheath of a sword
  • Galician: vaíña — the sheath of a sword
  • Georgian: ქარქაში (karkaši) — the sheath of a sword
  • German: Schwertscheide — the sheath of a sword
  • German: Scheide — the sheath of a sword
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr) — the sheath of a sword
  • Greek: θηκάρι (thikári) — the sheath of a sword
  • Greek: θήκη (thíki) — the sheath of a sword
  • Ancient Greek: ἔλυτρον (élutron) — the sheath of a sword
  • Ancient Greek: κολεός (koleós) — the sheath of a sword
  • Hebrew: נדן (nadan) — the sheath of a sword
  • Hebrew: נרתיק (nartik) — the sheath of a sword
  • Hindi: मियान (miyān) — the sheath of a sword
  • Hindi: म्यान (myān) — the sheath of a sword
  • Hungarian: hüvely — the sheath of a sword
  • Hungarian: tok — the sheath of a sword
  • Icelandic: skálpur — the sheath of a sword
  • Icelandic: skeiðar — the sheath of a sword
  • Ido: gaino — the sheath of a sword
  • Indonesian: sarung pedang — the sheath of a sword
  • Irish: truaill — the sheath of a sword
  • Italian: fodero — the sheath of a sword
  • Italian: guaina — the sheath of a sword
  • Japanese: 鞘 (saya) — the sheath of a sword
  • Kazakh: қын (qyn) — the sheath of a sword
  • Kazakh: қынап (qynap) — the sheath of a sword
  • Khmer: ស្រោមដាវ (sraom daaw) — the sheath of a sword
  • Korean: 칼집 (kaljip) — the sheath of a sword
  • Korean: 대검집 (daegeomjip) — the sheath of a sword
  • Kyrgyz: кын (kın) — the sheath of a sword
  • Lao: ຝັກ (fak) — the sheath of a sword
  • Latin: vāgīna — the sheath of a sword
  • Latvian: maksts — the sheath of a sword
  • Lithuanian: makštis — the sheath of a sword
  • Low German: scheed — the sheath of a sword
  • Macedonian: канија (kanija) — the sheath of a sword
  • Macedonian: корица (korica) — the sheath of a sword
  • Macedonian: ножница (nožnica) — the sheath of a sword
  • Malayalam: വാളുറ (vāḷuṟa) — the sheath of a sword
  • Maltese: għant — the sheath of a sword
  • Māori: pūkoro — the sheath of a sword
  • Maranao: tagob — the sheath of a sword
  • Maranao: tagoban — the sheath of a sword
  • Mongolian: хуй (xuj) — the sheath of a sword
  • Norwegian: slire — the sheath of a sword
  • Norwegian: skjede — the sheath of a sword
  • Persian: غلاف (ġelâf) — the sheath of a sword
  • Persian: قراب — the sheath of a sword
  • Persian: نیام (niyâm) — the sheath of a sword
  • Polish: pochwa — the sheath of a sword
  • Portuguese: bainha — the sheath of a sword
  • Punjabi: ਮਿਆਨ (miāna) — the sheath of a sword
  • Romanian: teacă — the sheath of a sword
  • Russian: но́жны (nóžny) — the sheath of a sword
  • Scottish Gaelic: duille — the sheath of a sword
  • Scottish Gaelic: fraighe — the sheath of a sword
  • Scottish Gaelic: cochall — the sheath of a sword
  • Scottish Gaelic: faighean — the sheath of a sword
  • Scottish Gaelic: duille-sgeine — the sheath of a sword
  • Serbo-Croatian: korice — the sheath of a sword
  • Serbo-Croatian: ножница — the sheath of a sword
  • Serbo-Croatian: nožnica — the sheath of a sword
  • Sicilian: vajina — the sheath of a sword
  • Slovak: pošva — the sheath of a sword
  • Slovene: nožnica — the sheath of a sword
  • Spanish: vaina — the sheath of a sword
  • Swedish: skida — the sheath of a sword
  • Swedish: balja — the sheath of a sword
  • Swedish: slida — the sheath of a sword
  • Tagalog: kaluban — the sheath of a sword
  • Tagalog: bayna — the sheath of a sword
  • Tajik: ғилоф (ġilof) — the sheath of a sword
  • Tajik: наём (nayom) — the sheath of a sword
  • Tamil: உறை (uṟai) — the sheath of a sword
  • Tamil: வள் (vaḷ) — the sheath of a sword
  • Tamil: வாளுறை (vāḷuṟai) — the sheath of a sword
  • Thai: ฝัก (fàk) — the sheath of a sword
  • Turkish: kın — the sheath of a sword
  • Turkish: kılıf — the sheath of a sword
  • Ottoman Turkish: قین (kın) — the sheath of a sword
  • Ottoman Turkish: جفن (cefn) — the sheath of a sword
  • Turkmen: gyn — the sheath of a sword
  • Ukrainian: пі́хви (píxvy) — the sheath of a sword
  • Ukrainian: пі́хва (píxva) — the sheath of a sword
  • Urdu: غلاف (ġilāf) — the sheath of a sword
  • Urdu: میان (miyān) — the sheath of a sword
  • Urdu: نیام (niyām) — the sheath of a sword
  • Uyghur: قىن (qin) — the sheath of a sword
  • Uyghur: غىلاپ (ghilap) — the sheath of a sword
  • Uzbek: qin — the sheath of a sword
  • Uzbek: gʻilof — the sheath of a sword
  • Vietnamese: vỏ — the sheath of a sword
  • Vietnamese: bao kiếm — the sheath of a sword
  • Volapük: denavead — the sheath of a sword
  • Welsh: gwain — the sheath of a sword
  • Yakut: кыын (kïïn) — the sheath of a sword
  • Yiddish: שייד (sheyd) — the sheath of a sword