Sheath

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonysm 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.3.1 Translations to be checked 1.4 Pronunciation 1.5 Transitive verb 1.5.1 Alternative spellings 1.5.2 Antonyms 1.5.3 Derived terms 1.5.4 Translations 1.5.4.1 Translations to be checked

English

Pronunciation

• shēth, /ʃiːθ/, /Si:T/

  Rhymes: -iːθ

Etymology

Old English sceath

Noun

sheath (plural sheaths )

1. A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
2. Anything that has a similar shape to a sheath for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
3. A tight-fitting dress.

Synonysm

• (scabbard): scabbard
• (long case): case, casing , cover, covering, envelope
• (tight-fitting dress):

Related terms

• sheathe
• resheath , resheathe
• unsheath , unsheathe

Translations

scabbard

French: gaine f Italian: fodero m

long case

German: Hülle f

Spanish: envoltura f

tight-fitting dress

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.

• Chinese Characters: 鞘
• Chinese: 鞘
• Dutch: schede f
• Greek: θήκη f
• Japanese: 鞘 (さや, saya), 外装
• Korean: 칼집
• Latin: vagina f
• Portuguese: bainha f
• Russian: оболо́чка f (obolóchka)
• Swedish: slida (1)

Pronunciation

• shēth, /ʃiːð/, /Si:D/

  Rhymes: -iːð

Transitive verb

to sheath (sheathes , sheathed , sheathing )

1. To put (a sword) into its sheath.
2. To put (an object) into its sheath.

Alternative spellings

• sheathe

Antonyms

• unsheath

Derived terms

• resheath , resheathe

Translations

put (a sword) into its sheath

put (an object) into its sheath

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing any numbers. Any numbering associating translations with definitions is unreliable.

• Chinese: 對鞘 , 对鞘 (duìqiào); 覆蓋 , 覆盖 (fùgài)
• Dutch: in de schede steken
• French: engainer
• German: umhüllen
• Italian: inguainare
• Japanese: (刀剣 を)鞘に収める
• Russian: вкла́дывать (vkládivat'), обши́ть (obshít')
• Spanish: forrar