Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bayonet

/ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: bay-o-net
IPA: /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

noun

A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

verb

To stab with a bayonet.

Transitive verb

verb

To compel or drive by the bayonet.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet."
"“Well, the proper way to kill a man with a bayonet is this: First you thrust it in under the ribs—here.”"
"to bayonet us into a submission"

Etymology

Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French baïonnettebor. English bayonet Borrowed from French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
British English: /ˈbeɪənɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bayonets (plural) bayonets (present, singular) bayoneting (participle, present) bayonetting (participle, present) bayoneted (participle, past) bayoneted (past) bayonetted (participle, past) bayonetted (past)

Derived Forms

bayoneteer bayonetlike

Phrases

bayonet charge bayonet clutch Bayonet Constitution bayonet joint beef bayonet knife bayonet Spanish bayonet spike bayonet

Frequently Paired Words

knife spear sword

Rhymes With

get let set yet working set met forget internet beat heat bet net

Questions

How do you pronounce bayonet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/.
What does bayonet mean?: A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
Where does bayonet come from?: Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French baïonnettebor. English bayonet Borrowed from French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.

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