waterpolo
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English water polo.
Pronunciation
Noun
waterpolo m (uncountable)
References
Further reading
- “waterpolo”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “waterpolo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “waterpolo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English water polo. Equivalent to water + polo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːtərpoːloː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧po‧lo
Noun
waterpolo n (uncountable)
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English water polo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.tɛʁ.pɔ.lo/
Noun
waterpolo m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “waterpolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English water polo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɔ.tɛrˈpɔ.lɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
- Syllabification: wa‧ter‧po‧lo
Noun
waterpolo n (indeclinable, related adjective waterpolowy)
- water polo (water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal)
- Synonym: piłka wodna
Derived terms
nouns
- waterpolista
- waterpolistka
Further reading
- waterpolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- waterpolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- waterpolo in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English water polo.
Noun
waterpolo n (uncountable)
Declension
singular only | indefinite | definite |
---|---|---|
nominative-accusative | waterpolo | waterpoloul |
genitive-dative | waterpolo | waterpoloului |
vocative | waterpoloule |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English water polo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wateɾˈpolo/ [wa.t̪eɾˈpo.lo]
- Rhymes: -olo
- Syllabification: wa‧ter‧po‧lo
- IPA(key): /bateɾˈpolo/ [ba.t̪eɾˈpo.lo]
- Rhymes: -olo
Noun
waterpolo m (uncountable)
- water polo (sport)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “waterpolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- Diccionario de estudiante (RAE)