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Meaning of Scythe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈsaɪð

Definitions

An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
historical
The tenth Lenormand card.

Equivalents

العربية المنجل منجل

Azərbaycanca dəryaz kərənti

Беларуская каса

Български коса кося

Bosanski kosa kose kositi каса коса косити

Català dalla dallar

Čeština kosa kosíř kosit

Cymraeg pladur

Dansk le

Deutsch mähen Sense Sensen Sichel

Ελληνικά δρεπάνι κόσα

Esperanto falĉilo

Español dalla dalle guadaña guadañar segote

Eesti niitma vikat

Suomi niittää viikate

Français faucher faux scythe Scythe

Gaeilge speal

Galego gadaña

עברית חרמש

हिन्दी दरांती हँसिया

Hrvatski kosa kose kositi каса коса косити

Magyar kasza kaszál

Հայերեն գերանդի

Bahasa Indonesia sabit

Íslenska ljár slá

Italiano falce falciare

日本語サイズ剴大鎌芟

ქართული ცელი

Қазақша шалғы

ខ្មែរ កណ្ដៀវ

한국어 낫 큰낫

Kurdî kose lê lê lê le lê

Кыргызча чалгы

Latina falx

ລາວ ກ່ຽວ

Lietuvių dalgis

Latviešu izkapts pļaut

Te Reo Māori haïra

Македонски коса коси

Монгол хадуур

မြန်မာဘာသာ မြက်ခုတ်ဓား

Nederlands maaien zeis

Polski bagnet kosa kosić

Português ceifar foice gadanha gadanhar segar

Română coasă

Русский коса косить скосить

Slovenčina kosa kosiť

Slovenščina kositi

Shqip kosë

Српски kosa kose kositi каса коса косити

Svenska lie slå

ไทย เคียว

Tagalog kalawit karit

Türkçe kerenti kerindi tırpan

Українська коса косити

اردو درانتی

Tiếng Việt lưỡi hái

Examples

“And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.”

“Early next morning the gudewife took a scythe on her shoulder, and went out in the fields with the hay-mowers to mow.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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