culverin

English

Etymology

From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/

Noun

culverin (plural culverins)

  1. A kind of handgun.
  2. A large cannon.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”).

Noun

culverin f (plural culverinnen, diminutive culverinnetje n)

  1. culverin, a kind of handgun

Middle English

Noun

culverin

  1. Alternative form of culveryne
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