different between epistolet vs pistolet

English

Noun

epistolet (plural epistolets)

1. A little epistle; a short letter.
   • February 1824, Charles Lamb, letter to Bernard Barton

     You see this my wicked intention of curtailing this epistolet by the above device of large margin

References

epistolet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From French pistolet. Ultimately from Czech píš?ala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?st?l?t/, /p?st??l?t/

Noun

pistolet (plural pistolets)

1. A small pistol.
   • The Pistolet is his own

References

pistolet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Polettis, Polittes, politest

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pis?to?let

Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets, diminutive pistoletje n)

1. (Belgium) a type of small round bread bun
2. (Netherlands) a bread bun shaped like a short baguette

French

Etymology

From pistole +? -et. Ultimately from Czech píš?ala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pis.t?.l?/

Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets)

1. gun, pistol
2. spray gun
3. weird person

Derived terms

• pistolet à air comprimé
• pistolet à impulsion électrique
• pistolet mitrailleur

Further reading

• “pistolet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Polish

Etymology

From French pistolet, from Czech píš?ala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?i?st?.l?t/

Noun

pistolet m inan

1. gun, pistol
2. spray gun

Declension

Further reading

• pistolet in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• pistolet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French pistolet.

Noun

pistolet n (plural pistolete)

1. pistolet

Declension

Walloon

Etymology

Ultimately from Czech píš?ala (“whistle”).

Noun

pistolet m

1. pistol