harpon

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Noun

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harpon

  1. accusative singular of harpo

French

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 harpon on French Wikipedia

Etymology

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Inherited from Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, hook), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate).

Pronunciation

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harpon
un harpon à baleine (a whaling harpoon)

Noun

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harpon m (plural harpons)

  1. harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: harpon

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French harpon.

Noun

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harpon n (plural harpoane)

  1. harpoon

Declension

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