bâton

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

ton

from Vulgar Latin bastum (staff), (attested in the 4th century), probably from bastare ("to carry", see baste and pack saddle), likely related to Greek βαστάζειν "to carry".

Definitions

bijouteriehorlogerie
héraldique
jeuxcartes

Synonym

Plural

bâtons

Translations

  • germangerman:Stock
  • englishenglish:cane
  • spanishspanish:bastón
  • finnishfinnish:keppi
  • italianitalian:bastone
  • dutchdutch:stok
  • portugueseportuguese:pau
  • russianrussian:брусок
  • swedishswedish:stång

See also

bastonner (v.) bâtonnage (cn.) baston (cn.) embâtonner (v.) bâtonnat (cn.) bâtonner (v.) bâtonnet (cn.) bâtonnier (cn.) bâtonniste (cn.) bastonneur (cn.) bâtonnable (adj.)