rugby

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌɡbi/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈɹʊɡbi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɾʌɡbe/, /-bɪ/, /-bi/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɾʌɡbi/ Hyphenation: rug‧by === Etymology 1 === From the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where the modern game was developed in the 19th century. The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Old English Rocheberie (probably equivalent to rook (“Corvus frugilegus, a bird of the crow family”) +‎ -by (suffix indicating a village or town)), possibly from *Hrōcebyriġ, dative singular of *Hrōceburh, from hrōc (“rook”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”)) + burh, burg (“castle, fort, stronghold; city; town”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, mountain; high, lofty; to rise”)). ==== Noun ==== rugby (countable and uncountable, plural rugbies) (usually uncountable, sports) A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar. Synonym: rugger (specifically) The form of the game known as rugby union (see the usage note). (countable) Ellipsis of rugby shirt (“a shirt of the kind worn by rugby players, usually short-sleeved and with a buttoned opening at the neck like a polo shirt, but with a stiffer collar”). ===== Usage notes ===== The word rugby when used without any modifying word is commonly used to refer specifically to the game of rugby union – for example, the Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament. Referring to rugby league simply as rugby is less common, except in countries where that is the predominant version of rugby football played. A major difference between rugby and football (association football or soccer) is that in the latter sport players apart from the goalkeeper are not permitted to handle the ball. ===== Alternative forms ===== Rugby (archaic) ===== Hyponyms ===== American rules rugby, Harvard rules football (obsolete) (evolved into American football) Canadian rules rugby (obsolete) (evolved into Canadian football) rugby league, league rugby union, RU, union rugby sevens, rugby 7s rugby tens, rugby 10s, ten-a-side rugby, 10-a-side rugby, ten-a-side, 10-a-side rugby fifteens, rugby 15s ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== rugby (third-person singular simple present rugbies, present participle rugbying, simple past and past participle rugbied) (intransitive) To play rugby. ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== American football association football Canadian football football rugby football Category:en:Rugby === Etymology 2 === Genericized trademark from Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik. ==== Noun ==== rugby (plural rugbys) (Philippines) Rubber cement, contact cement; commonly associated with solvent abuse, as it is often used as an inhalant. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === rugby football on Wikipedia.Wikipedia rugby league on Wikipedia.Wikipedia rugby union on Wikipedia.Wikipedia rugby (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English rugby. === Pronunciation === === Noun === rugby (uncountable) (sports) rugby == Cebuano == === Alternative forms === ragbi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɾaɡbi/ [ˈɾ̪aɡ.bɪ] Hyphenation: rug‧by === Etymology 1 === Genericized trademark from Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik. ==== Noun ==== rugby (Badlit spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜊᜒ) rubber cement, contact cement ===== Derived terms ===== rugby boy === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English rugby. ==== Noun ==== rugby (Badlit spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜊᜒ) (sports) rugby == Czech == === Alternative forms === ragby === Etymology === Borrowed from English rugby (sport). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈraɡbɪ] Hyphenation: rug‧by === Noun === rugby n (indeclinable) rugby [20th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rugby”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “rugby”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrʏx.bi/ Hyphenation: rug‧by === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English rugby. ==== Noun ==== rugby n (uncountable, no diminutive) rugby (sport) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== rugby inflection of rugbyen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Finnish == === Etymology === From English rugby. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑɡbi/, [ˈrɑ̝ɡbi] IPA(key): /ˈruɡby/, [ˈruɡby] Rhymes: -ɑɡbi Syllabification(key): rug‧by Hyphenation(key): rug‧by === Noun === rugby (sports) rugby ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rugby”, 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 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === English rugby. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁyɡ.bi/ === Noun === rugby m (uncountable) rugby (sport) ==== Derived terms ==== rugby à sept rugby à quinze rugby à treize rugbyman rugbywoman ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: ре́гби (régbi) (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === “rugby”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English rugby. For the /ɛ/ compare club. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛɡ.bi/, /ˈraɡ.bi/ Rhymes: -ɛɡbi, -aɡbi === Noun === rugby m (invariable) rugby (form of football) === References === === Further reading === rugby in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English rugby. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈraɡ.bɘ/, /ˈruɡ.bɘ/ Rhymes: -aɡbɘ, -uɡbɘ Syllabification: rug‧by === Noun === rugby n (indeclinable) (sports) rugby (sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rugby”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “rugby”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English rugby. === Pronunciation === === Noun === rugby m (uncountable) alternative spelling of rúgbi / râguebi === Further reading === “rugby”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === rugbi (rare) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English rugby. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈraɡbi/ [ˈraɣ̞.β̞i] Rhymes: -aɡbi IPA(key): /ˈruɡbi/ [ˈruɣ̞.β̞i] Rhymes: -uɡbi Syllabification: rug‧by === Noun === rugby m (plural rugbys) rugby ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “rugby”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English rugby. === Noun === rugby c (sports) rugby ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== rugbyboll (“rugby ball”) === References === “rugby”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “rugby”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “rugby”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH