curling
See also: Curling
English
Pronunciation
Noun
curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)
- The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
- curlings of smoke
- a scornful curling of the lip
- 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:
- Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
And your face smooth with ointments […]
- (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice
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Verb
curling
- present participle and gerund of curl
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurlin/ [kur.lĩn]
- Rhymes: -urlin, -in
Noun
curling inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | curling | curling-a |
| ergative | — | curling-ak |
| dative | — | curling-ari |
| genitive | — | curling-aren |
| comitative | — | curling-arekin |
| causative | — | curling-arengatik |
| benefactive | — | curling-arentzat |
| instrumental | curling-ez | curling-az |
| inessive | — | curling-ean |
| locative | — | — |
| allative | — | — |
| terminative | — | — |
| directive | — | — |
| destinative | — | — |
| ablative | — | — |
| partitive | curling-ik | — |
| prolative | curling-tzat | — |
Further reading
- “curling”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Czech
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English curling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛrlɪŋk], [ˈkɛːrlɪŋk]
- Hyphenation: cur‧ling
Noun
curling m inan (relational adjective curlingový)
Declension
Declension of curling (velar masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | curling | curlingy |
| genitive | curlingu | curlingů |
| dative | curlingu | curlingům |
| accusative | curling | curlingy |
| vocative | curlingu | curlingy |
| locative | curlingu | curlinzích |
| instrumental | curlingem | curlingy |
Related terms
- curler m anim
See also
- metaná f
Further reading
- “curling”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “curling”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “curling”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurliŋ/, [ˈkurliŋ]
- IPA(key): /ˈkøːrliŋ/, [ˈk̟ø̞ːrliŋ]
- Rhymes: -urliŋ
- Syllabification(key): cur‧ling
- Hyphenation(key): cur‧ling
Noun
curling
Declension
| Inflection of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | curling | curlingit | |
| genitive | curlingin | curlingien | |
| partitive | curlingia | curlingeja | |
| illative | curlingiin | curlingeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | curling | curlingit | |
| accusative | nom. | curling | curlingit |
| gen. | curlingin | ||
| genitive | curlingin | curlingien | |
| partitive | curlingia | curlingeja | |
| inessive | curlingissa | curlingeissa | |
| elative | curlingista | curlingeista | |
| illative | curlingiin | curlingeihin | |
| adessive | curlingilla | curlingeilla | |
| ablative | curlingilta | curlingeilta | |
| allative | curlingille | curlingeille | |
| essive | curlingina | curlingeina | |
| translative | curlingiksi | curlingeiksi | |
| abessive | curlingitta | curlingeitta | |
| instructive | — | curlingein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
- (sport): kurlaus (informal), jääkurra (rare)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “curling”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English curling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kœʁ.liŋ/
Noun
curling m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English curling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.liŋk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrliŋk
- Syllabification: cur‧ling
Noun
curling m inan
Declension
Declension of curling
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | curling |
| genitive | curlingu |
| dative | curlingowi |
| accusative | curling |
| instrumental | curlingiem |
| locative | curlingu |
| vocative | curlingu |
Derived terms
adjective
- curlingowy
Further reading
- curling in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- curling in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English curling.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɐɾ.lĩ.ɡɨ/
Noun
curling m (uncountable)
- curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English curling or French curling.
Noun
curling n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | curling | curlingul |
| genitive-dative | curling | curlingului |
| vocative | curlingule | |
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English curling.
Noun
curling c (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | curling | curlings |
| definite | curlingen | curlingens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |