minigolf

See also: Minigolf

English

Etymology

From mini- +‎ golf.

Noun

minigolf (countable and uncountable, plural minigolfs)

1. (uncountable) Miniature golf.
   • 2009 January 17, Heather Greenwood Davis, “Minigolf's a major obsession in Myrtle Beach”, in Toronto Star‎, archived from the original on 2 February 2009:

     Despite his fame, he's a humble, laid-back guy, more than willing to teach me a thing or two about minigolf. We're definitely in the right city for the lesson. With more than 50 courses in a 96-kilometre radius, some argue that the area, whose population is just over 200,000 year-round, is the minigolf capital of the world.

2. (countable) A course for playing miniature golf.
   • 2009, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway Companion, page 10:

     The commercial strips of the mid-twentieth century lined with minigolfs, kiddie parks, drive-in theaters, and shopping.

   • 2022, The Rough Guide to Brittany & Normandy:

     […] the hotels have overgrown granite minigolfs with little pink granite megaliths as obstacles […]

Translations

miniature golf — see miniature golf

Finnish

Etymology

From mini- +‎ golf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminiˌɡolf/, [ˈminiˌɡo̞lf]
• Rhymes: -olf
• Syllabification^(key): mi‧ni‧golf
• Hyphenation^(key): mini‧golf

Noun

minigolf (colloquial)

1. miniature golf

Declension

Inflection of minigolf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		minigolf	minigolfit
genitive		minigolfin	minigolfien
partitive		minigolfia	minigolfeja
illative		minigolfiin	minigolfeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		minigolf	minigolfit
accusative	nom.	minigolf	minigolfit
	gen.	minigolfin
genitive		minigolfin	minigolfien
partitive		minigolfia	minigolfeja
inessive		minigolfissa	minigolfeissa
elative		minigolfista	minigolfeista
illative		minigolfiin	minigolfeihin
adessive		minigolfilla	minigolfeilla
ablative		minigolfilta	minigolfeilta
allative		minigolfille	minigolfeille
essive		minigolfina	minigolfeina
translative		minigolfiksi	minigolfeiksi
abessive		minigolfitta	minigolfeitta
instructive		—	minigolfein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of minigolf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative minigolfini minigolfini accusative nom. minigolfini minigolfini gen. minigolfini genitive minigolfini minigolfieni partitive minigolfiani minigolfejani inessive minigolfissani minigolfeissani elative minigolfistani minigolfeistani illative minigolfiini minigolfeihini adessive minigolfillani minigolfeillani ablative minigolfiltani minigolfeiltani allative minigolfilleni minigolfeilleni essive minigolfinani minigolfeinani translative minigolfikseni minigolfeikseni abessive minigolfittani minigolfeittani instructive — — comitative — minigolfeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative minigolfisi minigolfisi accusative nom. minigolfisi minigolfisi gen. minigolfisi genitive minigolfisi minigolfiesi partitive minigolfiasi minigolfejasi inessive minigolfissasi minigolfeissasi elative minigolfistasi minigolfeistasi illative minigolfiisi minigolfeihisi adessive minigolfillasi minigolfeillasi ablative minigolfiltasi minigolfeiltasi allative minigolfillesi minigolfeillesi essive minigolfinasi minigolfeinasi translative minigolfiksesi minigolfeiksesi abessive minigolfittasi minigolfeittasi instructive — — comitative — minigolfeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative minigolfimme minigolfimme accusative nom. minigolfimme minigolfimme gen. minigolfimme genitive minigolfimme minigolfiemme partitive minigolfiamme minigolfejamme inessive minigolfissamme minigolfeissamme elative minigolfistamme minigolfeistamme illative minigolfiimme minigolfeihimme adessive minigolfillamme minigolfeillamme ablative minigolfiltamme minigolfeiltamme allative minigolfillemme minigolfeillemme essive minigolfinamme minigolfeinamme translative minigolfiksemme minigolfeiksemme abessive minigolfittamme minigolfeittamme instructive — — comitative — minigolfeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative minigolfinne minigolfinne accusative nom. minigolfinne minigolfinne gen. minigolfinne genitive minigolfinne minigolfienne partitive minigolfianne minigolfejanne inessive minigolfissanne minigolfeissanne elative minigolfistanne minigolfeistanne illative minigolfiinne minigolfeihinne adessive minigolfillanne minigolfeillanne ablative minigolfiltanne minigolfeiltanne allative minigolfillenne minigolfeillenne essive minigolfinanne minigolfeinanne translative minigolfiksenne minigolfeiksenne abessive minigolfittanne minigolfeittanne instructive — — comitative — minigolfeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative minigolfinsa minigolfinsa accusative nom. minigolfinsa minigolfinsa gen. minigolfinsa genitive minigolfinsa minigolfiensa partitive minigolfiaan minigolfiansa minigolfejaan minigolfejansa inessive minigolfissaan minigolfissansa minigolfeissaan minigolfeissansa elative minigolfistaan minigolfistansa minigolfeistaan minigolfeistansa illative minigolfiinsa minigolfeihinsa adessive minigolfillaan minigolfillansa minigolfeillaan minigolfeillansa ablative minigolfiltaan minigolfiltansa minigolfeiltaan minigolfeiltansa allative minigolfilleen minigolfillensa minigolfeilleen minigolfeillensa essive minigolfinaan minigolfinansa minigolfeinaan minigolfeinansa translative minigolfikseen minigolfiksensa minigolfeikseen minigolfeiksensa abessive minigolfittaan minigolfittansa minigolfeittaan minigolfeittansa instructive — — comitative — minigolfeineen minigolfeinensa

Synonyms

• pienoisgolf
• ratagolf

Further reading

• “minigolf”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English minigolf, equivalent to mini- +‎ golf.

Noun

minigolf m (invariable)

1. minigolf, miniature golf

Further reading

• minigolf in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English and French minigolf.

Noun

minigolf n (uncountable)

1. minigolf, miniature golf

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	minigolf	minigolful
genitive-dative	minigolf	minigolfului
vocative	minigolfule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English minigolf, equivalent to mini- +‎ golf.

Noun

minigolf m (plural minigolfs)

1. minigolf, miniature golf

Further reading

• “minigolf”, 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

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

minigolf

Wikipedia ^sv

Etymology

Borrowed from English minigolf, equivalent to mini- +‎ golf.

Noun

minigolf c

1. miniature golf, minigolf

   Synonym: bangolf

   Vill du följa med och spela minigolf?

   Want to come along and play miniature golf?

Declension

Declension of minigolf

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	minigolf	minigolfs
	definite	minigolfen	minigolfens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• minigolfbana (“miniature golf course, minigolf course”)

See also

• bana (“course”)
• boll (“ball”)
• hinder (“obstacle”)
• hål (“hole”)
• klubba (“club”)
• slag (“shot”)
• slå (“hit”)
• slå ut (“tee off”)

References

• minigolf in Svensk ordbok (SO)