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frisbee

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See also: Frisbee

English

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Etymology

A genericization of the trademark Frisbee.

Noun

frisbee (countable and uncountable, plural frisbees)

  1. (countable) Alternative form of Frisbee (an object)
    Synonyms: disc, flying disc, flying disk
  2. (uncountable, sports) Alternative form of Frisbee (a sport)
    Synonyms: disc, flying disc, flying disk

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Verb

frisbee (third-person singular simple present frisbees, present participle frisbeeing, simple past and past participle frisbeed)

  1. Alternative form of Frisbee.
    • 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 42:
      Adrian went up to the stereo, took off the record and frisbee'd it out of the open window. Gary watched it skim across the Court.
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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fris‧bee

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Frisbee.

Noun

frisbee m (plural frisbees, diminutive frisbeetje n)

  1. Frisbee (disk)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

frisbee

  1. inflection of frisbeeën:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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Finnish

Etymology

From English Frisbee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrisbiː/, [ˈfris̠biː]
  • Rhymes: -isbiː

Noun

frisbee

  1. Frisbee, frisbee (toy and sport)

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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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French

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Etymology

Borrowed from English. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

Noun

frisbee m (plural frisbees)

  1. Frisbee (a disk thrown for recreation)
    Synonyms: disque-volant, (Belgium) discoplane
  2. Frisbee (sport)

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Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Frisbee. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfriz.bi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -izbi
  • Syllabification: fris‧bee

Noun

frisbee n (indeclinable)

  1. (sports) Frisbee, disc, flying disc (sport involving Frisbees)
  2. Frisbee, disc, flying disc (disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee)

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Portuguese

Noun

frisbee m (plural frisbees)

  1. Frisbee (a disk thrown for recreation)
    Synonym: disco-voador

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Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately a genericized trademark, from Frisbee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɪsːbɪ/, /-bʏ/
  • Hyphenation: fris‧bee
  • Rhymes: -¹ɪsbɪ, -¹ɪsbʏ

Noun

frisbee c

  1. a Frisbee

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

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