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)

1. 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