handicap

== English == === Etymology === From hand-in-cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhændikæp/ === Noun === handicap (countable and uncountable, plural handicaps) Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders. (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success. (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people. A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors. (obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === handicap (third-person singular simple present handicaps, present participle handicapping, simple past and past participle handicapped) (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage. To estimate betting odds. ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English handicap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛn.diˌkɛp/ === Noun === handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n) disability handicap, disadvantage (sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English handicap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhændikæp/, [ˈhændik̟æp] Rhymes: -ændikæp === Noun === handicap (anglicism) handicap (allowance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tasoitus === Further reading === “handicap”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (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 === English handicap. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.di.kap/ === Noun === handicap m (plural handicaps) handicap disability ==== Derived terms ==== handicapé === Further reading === “handicap”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English handicap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈan.di.kap/, /ˈɛn.di.kap/ Rhymes: -andikap, -ɛndikap Hyphenation: hàn‧di‧cap === Noun === handicap m (invariable) handicap (disability; horserace) === References === == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English handicap. === Noun === handicap m (uncountable) handicap, disadvantage advantage === Further reading === “handicap”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “handicap”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English handicap or French handicap. === Noun === handicap n (plural handicapuri) handicap ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English handicap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxandikap/ [ˈxãn̪.d̪i.kap] Rhymes: -andikap === Noun === handicap m (plural handicaps) alternative spelling of hándicap