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pistol
pistol /pisˈtol/
noun#1041 most common
Also: handgun, gun
Example sentences
Poliția are un pistol.
The police have a pistol.
El ține pistolul în buzunar.
He keeps the pistol in his pocket.
Pistolul acesta este foarte greu.
This pistol is very heavy.
Fiul meu are un pistol de jucărie.
My son has a toy pistol.
Poliția a confiscat mai multe pistoale ilegale în urma raidului.
Police confiscated several illegal pistols after the raid.
Deși pistolul era descărcat, gestul lui a provocat panică în mulțime.
Although the pistol was unloaded, his gesture caused panic in the crowd.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pistol | pistoale |
| Genitive | pistolului | pistoalelor |
| Accusative | pistol | pistoale |
| Vocative | pistolule | pistoalelor |
Word family
pistoletsmall pistol, toy pistol
pistolargunman, pistol-carrier (rare, literary)
pistol-mitralierăsubmachine gun
pistol cu aer comprimatair pistol
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "pistol" from French "pistolet" or German "Pistole" in the modern period, part of a wave of military and technical vocabulary that entered Romanian in the 18th and 19th centuries. The ultimate source is disputed. One theory traces it to Czech "píšťala", a word for a pipe or early hand cannon. Another theory links it to Pistoia, an Italian town once known for gunsmiths.
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