baseball

== English == === Alternative forms === base ball (obsolete) [1800s] base-ball (dated) === Etymology === From base +‎ ball. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/, /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/ === Noun === baseball (plural baseballs) A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins. The ball used to play the sport of baseball. A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance. ==== Usage notes ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:baseball. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === rounders softball wiffleball === Further reading === Category:baseball on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons baseball on Wikipedia.Wikipedia baseball on Wikiquote.Wikiquote baseball on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baseball. First attested in the 20th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛjzbol] === Noun === baseball m inan baseball ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From American English baseball. === Noun === baseball c (singular definite baseballen, not used in plural form) baseball (ball game) ==== Declension ==== === See also === rundbold softball === References === “baseball” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baseball. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbei̯sboːl/, [ˈbe̞i̯s̠bo̞ːl] Rhymes: -eisboːl Syllabification(key): base‧ball Hyphenation(key): base‧ball === Noun === baseball baseball ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== amerikkalainen pesäpallo (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “baseball”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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 baseball. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛz.bɔl/ === Noun === baseball m (uncountable) post-1990 spelling of base-ball == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English baseball. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbeːzboːl] Hyphenation: base‧ball Rhymes: -oːl === Noun === baseball (usually uncountable, plural baseballok) (sports) baseball ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === baseball in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baseball. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛz.bol/ Rhymes: -ɛzbol === Noun === baseball m (invariable) baseball Synonyms: (rare) pallabase, (informal) batti e corri == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From American English baseball. === Noun === baseball m (definite singular baseballen, uncountable) baseball (ball game) === References === “baseball” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “baseball” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From American English baseball. === Noun === baseball m (definite singular baseballen, uncountable) baseball (ball game) === References === “baseball” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Alternative forms === bejsbol === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baseball. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛjz.bɔl/ Rhymes: -ɛjzbɔl Syllabification: base‧ball === Noun === baseball m inan (sports, uncountable) baseball (ball game) (countable) baseball bat Synonym: bejsbolówka ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === baseball in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN baseball in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baseball. === Noun === baseball m (uncountable) unadapted form of beisebol === Further reading === “baseball”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “baseball”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “baseball”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “baseball”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English baseball. === Noun === baseball n (uncountable) baseball ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === baseball c alternative form of baseboll ==== Declension ==== === References === baseball in Svensk ordbok (SO) baseball in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)