Dictionary

archery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/
• ärchərē
• /ˈɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin arcuārius Vulgar Latin *arcārius Old French archier Old French archeriebor. Middle English archerie English archery From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
2. (countable) A group of archers.

Forms

Deriveds

archery tag · flight archery · field archery · dartchery · archery ground · para-archery

Relateds

bowman · toxophilite · bowmanship · archer

Translations (66)

ka მშვილდოსნობა (the practice) · gd boghadaireachd (the practice) · sv bågskjutning (the practice) · cmn 弓箭手隊 /弓箭手队 (a group of archers) · et vibusport (the practice) · fa تیراندازی با کمان (the practice) · hi तीरंदाज़ी (the practice) · fr tir à l'arc (the practice) · vi bắn cung (the practice) · af boogskut (the practice) · th การยิงธนู (the practice) · ru стрельба́ из лу́ка (the practice) · ko 궁도 (the practice) · da bueskydning (the practice) · sl lokostrelstvo (the practice) · fr archerie (a group of archers) · az oxatma (the practice) · mt dwell (the practice) · hu íjászat (the practice) · nn bogeskyting (the practice) · pl łucznictwo (the practice) · oc tir amb arc (the practice) · ko 궁술 (the practice) · mn харваа (the practice) · pt arco e flecha (the practice) · el τοξοβολία (the practice) · hy նետաձգություն (the practice) · cs lukostřelba (the practice) · sh strèličārstvo (the practice) · cy saethyddiaeth (the practice) · kk садақ ату (the practice) · es tiro con arco (the practice) · ca tir amb arc (the practice) · hi धनुर्विद्या (the practice) · lv loka šaušana (the practice) · it tiro con l'arco (the practice) · ko 양궁 (the practice) · af boogskiet (the practice) · mk стреличарство (the practice) · ta வில்வித்தை (the practice) · uk стрільба́ з лу́ка (the practice) · ee aŋutrɔdada (the practice) · nl boogschieten (the practice) · fr archerie (the practice) · es arquería (the practice) · ta விற்கலை (the practice) · fi jousiammunta (the practice) · sk lukostrelectvo (the practice) · cmn 射箭隊 /射箭队 (a group of archers) · ja 弓道 (the practice) · tr okçuluk (the practice) · bg стрелба́ с лък (the practice) · id panahan (the practice) · cmn 箭術 /箭术 (the practice) · nb bueskyting (the practice) · de Bogenschießen (the practice) · fi ryhmä jousiampujia (a group of archers) · te విలువిద్య (the practice) · ja 弓術 (the practice) · grc τοξεία (the practice) · ar رِمَايَة (the practice) · ta வில்லாண்மை (the practice) · be стральба́ з лу́ка (the practice) · sh стрѐлича̄рство (the practice) · cmn 射箭 (the practice) · ja アーチェリー (the practice)