Pony

See also: pony and póny

English

Proper noun

Pony

  1. Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear.
  2. Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines.
    Synonym: MLP

Derived terms

MLP

Noun

Pony (plural Ponys or Ponyes or Ponies)

  1. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔni/

Etymology 1

Late 18th century, from English pony.

Noun

Pony n (strong, genitive Ponys, plural Ponys)

  1. pony (horse)
Declension
Declension of Pony [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pony die Ponys
genitive eines des Ponys der Ponys
dative einem dem Pony den Ponys
accusative ein das Pony die Ponys
Derived terms
  • Connemara-Pony
  • Dartmoor-Pony
  • Doppelpony
  • Dressurpony
  • Exmoor-Pony
  • Kinderpony
  • New-Forest-Pony
  • Ponyexpress
  • Ponyfarm
  • Ponyfisch
  • Ponyhof
  • Ponyrasse
  • Ponyreiten
  • Ponyreiter
  • Ponysport
  • Ponytyp
  • Reitpony
  • Shetlandpony, Shetland-Pony
  • Welsh-Pony
Descendants
  • → Estonian: poni

Etymology 2

From the similarity of the haircut with the mane of a pony. Regarding the masculine gender, perhaps through Ponyschnitt m (literally “pony cut”).

Noun

Pony m (strong, genitive Ponys, plural Ponys)

  1. bangs, fringe (haircut; portion of the hair)
    Synonyms: Ponyfransen, Ponyfrisur
Declension
Declension of Pony [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pony die Ponys
genitive eines des Ponys der Ponys
dative einem dem Pony den Ponys
accusative einen den Pony die Ponys

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