Sheath

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Pronunciation 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Alternative spellings 1.5.2 Antonyms 1.5.3 Derived terms 1.5.4 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• shēth, /ʃiːθ/, /Si:T/

  Rhymes: -iːθ

Etymology

Old English sceath

Noun

sheath (sheaths)

1. scabbard; holster for a sword.
2. Anything that has a similar function holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
3. A dress that fits tightly.

Related terms

• sheathe
• resheath, resheathe
• unsheath, unsheathe

Translations

• Chinese Characters: 鞘
• Chinese: 鞘
• Dutch: schede f
• French: gaine f
• German: Hülle f
• Greek: θήκη f
• Italian: fodero m
• Japanese: 鞘 (さや, saya), 外装
• Korean: 칼집
• Latin: vagina f
• Portuguese: bainha f
• Russian: оболо́чка f (obolóchka)
• Spanish: envoltura f
• Swedish: slida (1)

Pronunciation

• shēth, /ʃiːð/, /Si:D/

  Rhymes: -iːð

Verb

to sheath (sheathes, sheathed, sheathing)

1. To put a sword into its scabbard.
2. To put any object that is longer than it is wide into its case.

Alternative spellings

• sheathe

Antonyms

• unsheath

Derived terms

• resheath

Translations

• 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