bat'leth

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bat'leth

/ˈbæt.lɪθ/
/ˈbæt.lɛθ/

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Borrowed from Klingon betleH, short for batlh'etlh (“sword of honor”).

noun bat'leths

A double-ended curved blade weapon with spiked protrusions, controlled by grips along its back, used by Klingons in Star Trek. It is a bat'leth. It belonged to my father... It has been in our family for ten generations.

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@misc{bat_leth_2026,
  title = {bat'leth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bat'leth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}