sport

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sporten (“to divert, disport”, verb) and sport, spoort, sporte (noun), apheretic shortenings of disporten (verb) and disport, disporte (noun), from Old French desporter (“to divert, amuse, please, play; to seek amusement”), etymologically meaning "to carry away (the mind from serious matters)," from des- +‎ porter, from Latin dis- + Latin portāre, ultimately from Latin deportāre, from de- +‎ portāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to lead, pass over”)). Replaced native English laik, lake (“sport, fun, amusement”), and Middle English spile, spyl (“fun, sport, play”). More at disport. Doublet of disport and deport. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /spɔɹt/, [spɔɹʔ] (Tasmanian) IPA(key): /spɔː/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /spo(ː)ɹt/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /spoət/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t === Noun === sport (countable and uncountable, plural sports) (countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship. (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport. (archaic) Something fun, pastime; amusement. a. 1765, year of origin unknown, Hey Diddle Diddle (traditional rhyme) The little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hobby (archaic) Mockery, making fun; derision. (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery. (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing. (biology, botany, zoology, countable) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects. (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler. (slang, countable) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes. (obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance. (informal, usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy. (archaic) Play; idle jingle. 1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage […] would meet with small applause. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== From plural sports: Japanese: スポーツ (supōtsu) Korean: 스포츠 (seupocheu) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sport (third-person singular simple present sports, present participle sporting, simple past and past participle sported) (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play. (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with. (transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature. (reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry. (transitive) To represent by any kind of play. To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races. To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. (transitive, archaic) To close (a door). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === (sportsman, gambler): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary === Anagrams === ports., Prost, -prost, -prost-, torps, ports, trops., strop, Ports, Prots == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sport. === Noun === sport m (plural sportys or sportow) pastime, sport ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “sport” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsport] === Noun === sport m inan sport ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “sport”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “sport”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “sport”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From English sport. === Noun === sport c (singular definite sporten, not used in plural form) sport Synonym: idræt ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɔrt/ Hyphenation: sport Rhymes: -ɔrt === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English sport, from older disport, from Old French desport. First attested in the 19th century. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: ==== Noun ==== sport f (plural sporten, diminutive sportje n) (countable) a sport; (uncountable) sports Mijn buurman is dol op sport. ― My neighbour is keen on sports. Darts is de gezondste sport op aarde. ― Darts is the most healthy sport on Earth. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: sport → Caribbean Javanese: sport → Papiamentu: spòrt → West Frisian: sport === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch sporte, metathesised form of sprote. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: ==== Noun ==== sport f (plural sporten, diminutive sportje n) rung, step on a ladder ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: spor, sport === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== sport inflection of sporten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === sprot, strop == Estonian == === Etymology === From German Sport, from English sport. === Noun === sport (genitive spordi, partitive sporti) sport, sports ==== Declension ==== === References === sport in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == French == === Etymology === Earlier 19th century, borrowed from English sport. At first also pronounced with a final /t/. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɔʁ/ === Noun === sport m (plural sports) sport ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== déporter ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: espò → Greek: σπορ (spor) → Northern Kurdish: spor (likely through Turkish) → Romanian: sport → Turkish: spor → Walloon: spôrt === Further reading === “sport”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Internationalism via English sport and German Sport. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃport] Rhymes: -ort Hyphenation: sport === Noun === sport (plural sportok) sport ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === sport in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch sport, from English sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English sport, from older disport, from Old French desport. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsport/ [ˈsport̪̚] Rhymes: -ort Syllabification: sport === Noun === sport (plural sport-sport) sport Synonym: olahraga ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “sport”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Alternative forms === sporte === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sport. Doublet of diporto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɔrt/ Rhymes: -ɔrt Hyphenation: spòrt === Noun === sport m (invariable) sport (activity that uses physical skills, often competitive) hobby, pastime fare qualcosa per sport ― to do something for fun ==== Derived terms ==== == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sport. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɔrt/ === Noun === sport m inan sport (athletic activity that uses physical skills) ==== Declension ==== === References === Starosta, Manfred (1999), “sport”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Norman == === Noun === sport m (plural sports) (Jersey) sport (physical activity pitting two or more opponents against each other) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From English sport. ==== Noun ==== sport m (definite singular sporten, uncountable) sport Synonym: idrett ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Alternative forms ==== spora, sporet ==== Verb ==== sport past participle of spore === References === “sport” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English sport. === Noun === sport m (definite singular sporten, uncountable) sport Synonym: idrett ==== Derived terms ==== hestesport kampsport === References === “sport” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English sport. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɔrt/ Rhymes: -ɔrt Syllabification: sport === Noun === sport m inan sport ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sport”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sport”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sport. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sport n (plural sporturi) sport ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === špȍrt (Croatia) === Etymology === Borrowed from English sport. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spôrt/ === Noun === spȍrt m inan (Cyrillic spelling спо̏рт) sport Ovo je pobeda sporta nad farmacijom! ― This is a victory of sport over pharmacy! (quote by Duško Korać on the triumph of Usain Bolt over Justin Gatlin at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sport”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English sport, first used in 1857. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈspɔʈ/ Homophone: spott (southeastern Sweden) ==== Noun ==== sport c (uncountable) sports (countable) a sport ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== idrott === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈspʊʈ/ ==== Verb ==== sport supine of spörja === References === “sport”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “sport”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “sport”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) sport in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee). === Anagrams === ports, prost, torps == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch sport, from English sport. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɔ(r)t/ === Noun === sport c (plural sporten) sport (physical activity) ==== Further reading ==== “sport”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011