harpon

See also: harp on

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Noun

harpon

1. accusative singular of harpo

French

Etymology

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

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /aʁ.pɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: harpons

harpon

un harpon à baleine (a whaling harpoon)

Noun

harpon m (plural harpons)

1. harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Derived terms

• harponner
• harponneur

Descendants

• → Romanian: harpon

Further reading

• “harpon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French harpon.

Noun

harpon n (plural harpoane)

1. harpoon

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	harpon	harponul		harpoane	harpoanele
genitive-dative	harpon	harponului		harpoane	harpoanelor
vocative	harponule			harpoanelor