noun
Meaning 1
the skill of using a sword
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
swordsmanship
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noun
Meaning 2
skill in fencing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English swordsman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English swordsmanship From swordsman + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 劍術 /剑术 (jiànshù) — the skill of using a sword
- Finnish: miekkailutaito — the skill of using a sword
- German: Schwertkunst — the skill of using a sword
- Ancient Greek: ξιφισμός (xiphismós) — the skill of using a sword
- Hebrew: סיוף (siyúf) — the skill of using a sword
- Japanese: 剣術 (kenjutsu) — the skill of using a sword
- Northern Kurdish: şûrbaz — the skill of using a sword
- Manx: cliwederys — the skill of using a sword
- Portuguese: esgrima — the skill of using a sword
- Spanish: esgrima — the skill of using a sword
- Tamil: வாள்வீச்சு (vāḷvīccu) — the skill of using a sword
- Tibetan: གྲི་རྩལ (gri rtsal) — the skill of using a sword