acinaces

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short sword or saber.

Word forms

acinaces

Etymology

From Latin acīnacēs, from Ancient Greek ἀκινάκης (akinákēs, “the short sabre of the Persians, Medes, and Scythians; a scimitar”).

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