Meaning of "poniard" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PONIARD

From Old French poignard dagger, from poing fist, from Latin pugnus; related to Latin pugnāre to fight.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PONIARD

poniard  [ˈpɒnjəd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PONIARD

Poniard is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb poniard in English.

WHAT DOES PONIARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Poignard

Poignard, or poniard,, refers to a long, lightweight thrusting knife with a continuously tapering, acutely pointed blade and crossguard, historically worn by the upper class, noblemen, or the knighthood. Similar in design to a parrying dagger, the poignard emerged during the Middle Ages and was used during the Renaissance in Western Europe, particularly in France, Switzerland, and Italy.

Definition of poniard in the English dictionary

The definition of poniard in the dictionary is a small dagger with a slender blade. Other definition of poniard is to stab with a poniard.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PONIARD

PRESENT

Present

I poniard

you poniard

he/she/it poniards

we poniard

you poniard

they poniard

Present continuous

I am poniarding

you are poniarding

he/she/it is poniarding

we are poniarding

you are poniarding

they are poniarding

Present perfect

I have poniarded

you have poniarded

he/she/it has poniarded

we have poniarded

you have poniarded

they have poniarded

Present perfect continuous

I have been poniarding

you have been poniarding

he/she/it has been poniarding

we have been poniarding

you have been poniarding

they have been poniarding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I poniarded

you poniarded

he/she/it poniarded

we poniarded

you poniarded

they poniarded

Past continuous

I was poniarding

you were poniarding

he/she/it was poniarding

we were poniarding

you were poniarding

they were poniarding

Past perfect

I had poniarded

you had poniarded

he/she/it had poniarded

we had poniarded

you had poniarded

they had poniarded

Past perfect continuous

I had been poniarding

you had been poniarding

he/she/it had been poniarding

we had been poniarding

you had been poniarding

they had been poniarding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will poniard

you will poniard

he/she/it will poniard

we will poniard

you will poniard

they will poniard

Future continuous

I will be poniarding

you will be poniarding

he/she/it will be poniarding

we will be poniarding

you will be poniarding

they will be poniarding

Future perfect

I will have poniarded

you will have poniarded

he/she/it will have poniarded

we will have poniarded

you will have poniarded

they will have poniarded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been poniarding

you will have been poniarding

he/she/it will have been poniarding

we will have been poniarding

you will have been poniarding

they will have been poniarding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would poniard

you would poniard

he/she/it would poniard

we would poniard

you would poniard

they would poniard

Conditional continuous

I would be poniarding

you would be poniarding

he/she/it would be poniarding

we would be poniarding

you would be poniarding

they would be poniarding

Conditional perfect

I would have poniard

you would have poniard

he/she/it would have poniard

we would have poniard

you would have poniard

they would have poniard

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been poniarding

you would have been poniarding

he/she/it would have been poniarding

we would have been poniarding

you would have been poniarding

they would have been poniarding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you poniard
we let´s poniard
you poniard

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to poniard

Past participle

poniarded

Present Participle

poniarding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PONIARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «poniard» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of poniard

bodkin · dagger · dirk · stiletto

TRANSLATION OF PONIARD

Find out the translation of poniard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of poniard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poniard» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 匕首
• Translator English - Spanish: puñal
• English: poniard
• Translator English - Hindi: खंजर
• Translator English - Arabic: خنجر
• Translator English - Russian: кинжал
• Translator English - Portuguese: poniard
• Translator English - Bengali: ছুরিকা
• Translator English - French: poignard
• Translator English - Malay: Poniard
• Translator English - German: Dolch
• Translator English - Japanese: poniard
• Translator English - Korean: poniard
• Translator English - Javanese: Poniard
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dao găm
• Translator English - Tamil: குத்துவாள்
• Translator English - Marathi: पॉनोर्ड
• Translator English - Turkish: hançer
• Translator English - Italian: pugnale
• Translator English - Polish: sztylet
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кинджал
• Translator English - Romanian: Pumnal
• Translator English - Greek: σπαθιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: deurboor
• Translator English - Swedish: Poniard
• Translator English - Norwegian: poniard

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PONIARD»

Discover the use of poniard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poniard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Poniard's Hilt

Joseph Marie Eugene Sue (1804-1857) was a French novelist. His period of greatest success and popularity coincided with that of Alexandre Dumas, pere, with whom he has been compared.

Eugene Sue, 2008

Light on Masonry: A Collection of All the Most Important ...

Then, taking the poniard and head, Joabert said ! and returneil to Jerusalem. ( See Monitor.) Joabert was afterwards highly favored of Solomon, who conferred on him and the others this degree of Elected Knight, and then gave them the ...

David Bernard, 1829

New Italian and English Dictionary in Two Parts: With a New ...

Pugnace, adj. warlike ; martial ; fighting; brave Pug nace mente, adv. with arms in hand Pugnaláccio, tm. great dagger, poniard Pug ua lata, tf. thrust, stab with a poniard Pugnâle, im. poniard ; dagger; dirk. Puguallétto, tm. stiletto; small poniard , ...

F. C. Meadows, 1835

Reckless Disregard: A Parker Stern Novel

Parker begins to feel as if he's merely a character in a video game, fighting malevolent Level Bosses who appear out of nowhere and threaten to destroy him. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Robert Rotstein, 2014

A New and Improved Spanish Grammar: Designed for Every Class ...

... rules : — 1st, If the noun signifies the instrument or weapon with which the action was done, it requires con before it ; as, el la matb con el pie, he killed her with the foot ; con un punal, with a poniard ; con un mar- tillo, with a hammer. 2d, If the ...

Luis Josef Antonio McHenry, 1827

The history of the valorous and wity-knight-errant, ...

And saying of this, she pranced up and down in the Room with the Poniard naked in her Hand, with such long and unreasonable strides, and making withal such Gestures, as she rather seem'd defective of Wit, and a desperate Russian, than a ...

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1740

Ministrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical ...

... that sorrowing monarch an edict against duelling, which was as frequently as fruitlessly renewed by his successors, The use of rapier and poniard together, * was another cause of the mortal slaughter in these duels, which were supposed,  ...

Walter Scott, 1810

The Works of Thomas Carlyle

Hapless men in black ; at last convicted of poniards made to order ; convicted ' Chevaliers of the Poniard 1 ! Within is as the burning ship ; without is as the deep sea. Within is no help ; his Majesty, looking forth, one moment, from his interior ...

Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, 2010

The Meerut Universal Magazine

object which they could not find — and she incessantly called upon the names of Salerno and her father. As the monk forcibly withdrew the Marchese from this scene of distress, Ursula approached, and presenting a poniard, to which a scroll of ...

‎1836

The Freemason's Monitor: Or Illustrations of Masonry: in Two ...

... must be dressed in black, and their hats flapped, with a broad black ribbon from the left shoulder to the right hip, on the lower part of which are nine red roses, four on each side, and one at the bottom, to which is suspended a poniard.

Thomas Smith Webb, 1818

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PONIARD»

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Company Shares of Verastem, Inc. Drops by -5.77%

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. Posted In. «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»

Manor lay down marker but Bornacoola set to struggle

Subs: Michael Poniard & Colin Ryan for Kelly & T. McDonald (48). Bornacoola: Gerry Gearty, Mervyn Howard, Paul Hackett, Jason Conroy, ... «Leitrim Observer, Jul 15»

Company Shares of Verastem, Inc. Rally 3.53%

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»

Company Shares of Verastem, Inc. Rally 4.25%

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»

Zacks Rating on Verastem, Inc.

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. SHARE. «News Watch International, Jul 15»

Company Shares of Verastem, Inc. Drops by -2.62%

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. SHARE. «News Watch International, Jul 15»

Verastem, Inc. (VSTM) Files Form 4 Insider Buying : Monica Singh …

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. «Insider Trading Report, Jun 15»

Company Shares of Verastem, Inc. Drops by -10.27%

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. «American Trade Journal, Jun 15»

Verastem, Inc. (VSTM) Discloses Form 4 Insider Buying : Exec. Dan …

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. Posted In. Market Data. Tags. «OTC Outlook, Jun 15»

Verastem, Inc. Short Interest Update

In February 2014, the Company announced that it has acquired the license to VS-4718 held originally by Poniard Pharmaceuticals. Posted In. Market Data. Tags. «OTC Outlook, Jun 15»