pistool

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, pischulle, from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /pisˈtoːl/, /piˈstoːl/
Hyphenation: pis‧tool
Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

pistool n (plural pistolen, diminutive pistooltje n)

pistol

Hypernyms

vuistvuurwapen

Derived terms

alarmpistool
balletjespistool
klappertjespistool
radslotpistool
vuursteenpistool
waterpistool
zakpistool

Descendants

Negerhollands: pistool
→ Caribbean Javanese: pistul
→ Indonesian: pistol
→ Japanese: ピストル (pisutoru)
→ Papiamentu: pistool

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