bayonet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbeɪənɛt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbeɪənɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/ (General-American)
- bāʹə-nĕt' (General-American)
- bāʹə-nĭt (General-American)
- bā'ə-nĕtʹ (General-American)
- /ˈbæɡənɛt/ (dialectal, obsolete)
- /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ (General-American)
- /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbæɡənət/ (dialectal, obsolete)
- /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French baïonnettebor. English bayonet Borrowed from French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
Meanings
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A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.
1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi:“Well, the proper way to kill a man with a bayonet is this: First you thrust it in under the ribs—here.”
1997, Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; republished New York: Vintage Books, 1998, →ISBN, page 515:
- A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bayonets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spike bayonet · beef bayonet · Bayonet Constitution · bayonet charge · bayonet joint · Spanish bayonet · bayoneteer · sword bayonet · knife bayonet · bayonet clutch · bayonetlike
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (93)
be багне́т (weapon) · cs bodák (weapon) · pl bagnet (pin) · sh bajonet (weapon) · ka ხიშტი (weapon) · lt durtuvas (weapon) · no bajonett (weapon) · sq kacaturrë (weapon) · uz shtik (weapon) · io bayoneto (weapon) · uz nayza (weapon) · bg байоне́т (weapon) · hu szurony (weapon) · ur سنگین (weapon) · hi संगीन (weapon) · el ξιφολόγχη (weapon) · tr süngü (weapon) · sk bajonet (weapon) · sco baignet (weapon) · is byssustingur (weapon) · tg найза (weapon) · fa سرنیزه (weapon) · mk бајонет (weapon) · gv cliwe-gunney (weapon) · th ดาบปลายปืน (weapon) · sq syngji (weapon) · kmr bayonet (weapon) · tk süngü (weapon) · nl pin (pin) · vi lưỡi lê (weapon) · bg щик (weapon) · cmn 刺刀 (weapon) · ro baionetă (weapon) · ht bayonèt (weapon) · ca baioneta (weapon) · pt baioneta (weapon) · pl bagnet (weapon) · uk багне́т (weapon) · sk bodák (weapon) · sq bajonetë (weapon) · it baionetta (weapon) · cy bidog (weapon) · tr kasatura (weapon) · kmr singû (weapon) · ky найза (weapon) · ja 銃剣 (weapon) · ja バヨネット (weapon) · tl bayoneta (weapon) · nrf baïonnette (weapon) · eo bajoneto (weapon) · sv bajonett (weapon) · kk найза (weapon) · gu સંગીન (weapon) · az süngü (weapon) · ko 총검 (weapon) · am ሳንጃ (weapon) · hy սվին (weapon) · sh бајонет (weapon) · da bajonet (weapon) · ota سونكو (weapon) · kk сүңгі (weapon) · kk ұштық (weapon) · de Bajonett (weapon) · ky штык (weapon) · tr bayonet (weapon) · ru штык (weapon) · nl pen (pin) · ru багине́т (weapon) · sh bajunet (weapon) · bn সঙ্গিন (weapon) · ga Beaignit (weapon) · ar حَرْبَة (weapon) · fr baïonnette (weapon) · sh бајунета (weapon) · bn সঙ্গীন (weapon) · fi tappi (pin) · ar سُونْكِيّ (weapon) · sh бајунет (weapon) · sh bajuneta (weapon) · id sangkur (weapon) · mi pēneti (weapon) · nl bajonet (weapon) · sah ыстыык (weapon) · et tääk (weapon) · sw singe (weapon) · fi pistin (weapon) · lv durklis (weapon) · he כִּידוֹן רוֹבֶה (weapon) · sl bajonet (weapon) · cs bajonet (weapon) · kmr nize (weapon) · es bayoneta (weapon) · hu bajonett (weapon)