Meanings
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek μάχαιρα
- μάχαιρα (mákhaira)sword
Chinese Mandarin 短劍 /短剑
- 短劍 /短剑 (duǎnjiàn)sword
Finnish lyhyt miekka, lyhytmiekka
- lyhyt miekkasword
- lyhytmiekkasword
French épée courte
- épée courtesword
Japanese ショートソード
- ショートソード (shōtosōdo)sword
Latin gladius
- gladiussword
Portuguese espada curta
- espada curtasword
Tamil கைவாள், சிறுவாள்
- கைவாள் (kaivāḷ)sword
- சிறுவாள் (ciṟuvāḷ)sword
Welsh cleddyfan
- cleddyfansword
Cite this entry
APA
shortsword. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortsword
MLA
“shortsword.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortsword. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shortsword,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortsword.
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