badminton
English

Etymology
Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton.
Pronunciation
Noun
badminton (countable and uncountable, plural badmintons)Category:English lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:English nouns#BADMINTONCategory:English uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:English countable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:English countable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
- (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#BADMINTON) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
- 2012 August 1, Peter Walker, Haroon Siddique, “Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 1 August 2024:
- Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.Category:English terms with quotations#BADMINTON
- (countableCategory:English countable nouns#BADMINTON) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
Synonyms
- (sport): badders (UK, informal)
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
badminton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:badminton on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Mills, A.D., A Dictionary of English Place Names, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Czech terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Czech terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛdmɪnton]Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Noun
badminton m inanCategory:Czech lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Czech nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Czech masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | badminton | badmintony |
| genitive | badmintonu | badmintonů |
| dative | badmintonu | badmintonům |
| accusative | badminton | badmintony |
| vocative | badmintone | badmintony |
| locative | badmintonu | badmintonech |
| instrumental | badmintonem | badmintony |
Further reading
- “badminton”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “badminton”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Danish terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Danish terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /badməntɔn/, [ˈb̥ad̥məntˢʌn], [ˈb̥ɛd̥mentˢʌn]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Noun
badminton cCategory:Danish lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Danish nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | badminton | badmintonen | badminton | badmintonene |
| genitive | badmintons | badmintonens | badmintons | badmintonenes |
References
Category:da:Sports#BADMINTONDutch
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈbɛt.mɪnˌtɔn/, /ˈbɛt.mɪnˌtən/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#BADMINTONAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: bad‧min‧ton
Noun
badminton n (uncountable, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Dutch nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Faroese terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpat.mɪn.tʰɔn]Category:Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Noun
badminton n (genitive singular badmintons, uncountable)Category:Faroese lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Faroese nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Faroese uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Faroese neuter nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Declension
| n3s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | badminton | badmintonið |
| accusative | badminton | badmintonið |
| dative | badmintoni | badmintoninum |
| genitive | badmintons | badmintonsins |
French
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:French terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bad.min.tɔn/Category:French 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#BADMINTONAudio (Paris): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#BADMINTONAudio (France (Paris)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#BADMINTONAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Noun
badminton m (uncountable)Category:French lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:French nouns#BADMINTONCategory:French uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:French masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Further reading
- “badminton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#BADMINTONCategory:Italian terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
Noun
badminton m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Italian nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Italian countable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Italian masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Category:it:Badminton#BADMINTONCategory:it:Sports#BADMINTONMalay
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Malay terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Malay terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛtmintən/, [bɛt̚mintən]Category:Malay 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): [badminton]Category:Malay 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
- Rhymes: -tən, -ənCategory:Rhymes:Malay/tən#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Malay/ən#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Malay/ən/3 syllables#BADMINTON
Noun
badminton (Jawi spelling بدمينتون, uncountable)Category:Malay lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Malay nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Malay uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
- The sport of badminton.
- Synonyms: bulu tangkis (rare), bola tangkis (rare)
Further reading
- "badminton" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Noun
badminton m (definite singular badmintonen, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Derived terms
References
- “badminton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Noun
badminton m (definite singular badmintonen, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Derived terms
References
- “badminton” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Alternative forms
- (proscribed) babington, (proscribed) badmington
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Polish terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbad.min.tɔn/, /badˈmin.tɔn/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Polish 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#BADMINTONAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -admintɔn, -intɔnCategory:Rhymes:Polish/admintɔn#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Polish/admintɔn/3 syllables#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Polish/intɔn#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Polish/intɔn/3 syllables#BADMINTON
- Syllabification: bad‧min‧ton
Noun
badminton m animal (related adjective badmintonowy)Category:Polish lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Polish nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Polish masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Polish animal nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
- (uncountableCategory:Polish uncountable nouns#BADMINTON) badminton (racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English)
- Synonym: kometka
- (countableCategory:Polish countable nouns#BADMINTON) badminton equipment
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- badminton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- badminton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- badminton in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈdmĩ.tɔn/ [bɨˈðmĩ.tɔn]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
- Hyphenation: bad‧min‧ton
Noun
badminton m (uncountable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
- alternative form of badmínton
Further reading
- “badminton”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian unadapted borrowings from English#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton or FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian unadapted borrowings from French#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#BADMINTON badminton.
Noun
badminton n (uncountable)Category:Romanian lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian uncountable nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | badminton | badmintonul |
| genitive-dative | badminton | badmintonului |
| vocative | badmintonule | |
Swedish
Noun
badminton cCategory:Swedish lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Swedish nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
- badminton (sport)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | badminton | badmintons |
| definite | badmintonen | badmintonens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
See also
References
- “badminton”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “badminton”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbadminton/ [ˌbad̪.mɪn̪ˈt̪on̪], /badminˈton/ [bɐd̪.mɪn̪ˈt̪on̪]Category:Tagalog 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog 3-syllable words#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
- Rhymes: -adminton, -onCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/adminton#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/adminton/3 syllables#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/on#BADMINTONCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/on/3 syllables#BADMINTON
- Syllabification: bad‧min‧tonCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#BADMINTON
Noun
bádmintón or badmintón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#BADMINTONCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Derived terms
Category:tl:Sports#BADMINTONTurkish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Turkish terms borrowed from English#BADMINTONCategory:Turkish unadapted borrowings from English#BADMINTONCategory:Turkish terms derived from English#BADMINTON badminton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛd.min.t(ɯ)n/Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#BADMINTON
Noun
badminton (definite accusative badmintonı, uncountable)Category:Turkish lemmas#BADMINTONCategory:Turkish nouns#BADMINTONCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with entries#BADMINTONCategory:Pages with 16 entries#BADMINTON
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | badminton | badmintonlar |
| definite accusative | badmintonı | badmintonları |
| dative | badmintona | badmintonlara |
| locative | badmintonda | badmintonlarda |
| ablative | badmintondan | badmintonlardan |
| genitive | badmintonın | badmintonların |
