Definition
Loops or rings that hang from the sides of a horse's saddle to hold a rider's feet, providing stability and control.
Etymology
From Old English 'stigrap' (stig meaning a climbing post/staircase + rap meaning rope). Originally meant a rope with a loop to help you climb onto a horse, it evolved into the rigid metal or leather stirrup.
Kelly Says
Stirrups revolutionized warfare—medieval knights could stand up in stirrups to use their full body weight in sword strikes, changing how battles worked, so this simple word marks one of history's underrated military technologies that made medieval cavalry devastating.
Translations
CACatalà
stirrups
stir-rups
CSČeština
podsedla
pod-sed-la
DEDeutsch
Stiefel
shtee-fel
ELΕλληνικά
συρραπές
sir-ra-pes
ESEspañol
estribos
es-tree-bohs
FRFrançais
stirrups
stir-u
HEעברית
רגליים
reg-lee-im
HIहिन्दी
पैरों के बंध
pairon ke bandh
HUMagyar
lótenyér
lo-ten-yer
IDBahasa Indonesia
stirrup
stir-up
ITItaliano
stirruppe
stir-ruppe
MSBahasa Melayu
stirrup
stir-up
NLNederlands
spurkussens
spurk-us-sen
PTPortuguês
estribos
es-tree-bohs
RORomână
încălțăminte
in-cal-ta-min-te
RUРусский
подпруги
pod-prugi
SVSvenska
spor stirrups
spor stir-ups
SWKiswahili
stirrup
stir-up
TAதமிழ்
குதிரை கால்கள்
kuthirai kaal-gal
TRTürkçe
dizlikler
diz-li-ker
UKУкраїнська
підкови
pid-ko-vyi
VITiếng Việt
gác ngựa
gah ngwa