Sport Definition

See also Sport, SPORT, and šport

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 2.1.2 Related terms 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Derived terms 3.2 Verb 3.3 Anagrams 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Derived terms 5 Hungarian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Declension 5.2.2 Derived terms 6 Interlingue 6.1 Noun 7 Italian 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Derived terms 8 Polish 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronunciation 8.3 Noun 8.3.1 Declension 8.3.2 Derived terms 9 Serbo-Croatian 9.1 Alternative forms 9.2 Etymology 9.3 Pronunciation 9.4 Noun 9.4.1 Declension 9.4.2 Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Old French desport, variant of deport (“fun, amusement”), from Latin deportāre, present active infinitive of deportō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spoʊɹt/, /spɔːɹt/, /spɔːt/
• (Tasmanian) IPA: /spɔː/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

Adjective

sport (not comparable)

1. suitable for use in athletic activities
   • Jen has a new pair of sport shoes, and a new sports bra.

Synonyms

• sports

Noun

sport (countable and uncountable; plural sports)

1. (countable) Any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often competitive.
2. (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
   • Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
   • The loser was a good sport, and congratulated Jen on her performance.
3. (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner, a good sport.
   • You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.
4. (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
5. (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
6. (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.
7. (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler, one who consorts with less than reputable people, including prostitutes.
8. (obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance.
   • Charlie and Lisa enjoyed a bit of sport after their hike.

Derived terms

air sport blood sport combat sport contact sport cue sport extreme sport flying sport good sport individual sport mind sport motorsport

poor sport professional sport spectator sport spoilsport sportsman sportsmanship sport jacket sport stacking sport utility vehicle team sport watersport wheelchair sport winter sport

Translations

any athletic activity that uses physical skills

Ancient Greek: ἄθλημα (athlēma) n., ἀγών (agōn) m. Arabic: رِياضة ar(ar) (riyaaDa(t)) f. Armenian: սպորտ (sport) Basque: kirol eu(eu) Bulgarian: спорт bg(bg) Chinese: 運動, 运动 (yùndòng) Croatian: sport hr(hr) m., šport hr(hr) m. Czech: sport cs(cs) m. Dutch: sport nl(nl) m. Esperanto: sporto eo(eo) Finnish: urheilulaji fi(fi), kilpailulaji fi(fi) French: sport fr(fr) m. German: Sport de(de) m. Greek: άθλημα el(el) (áthlima) n. Hebrew: ספורט he(he) [sport] Hungarian: sport hu(hu) Icelandic: íþrótt is(is) f. Indonesian: olah raga

Interlingue: sport ie(ie) Italian: sport it(it) m. Japanese: 運動 (うんどう, undō) Korean: 스포츠 (seupocheu) Kurdish: Sorani: وه‌رزش ku(ku) (warzish) Macedonian: спорт mk(mk) (spórt) m. Maltese: sport mt(mt) m. Polish: sport pl(pl) m. Portuguese: esporte m. (Brazil), desporto m. (Portugal) Romanian: sport ro(ro) n. Russian: спорт ru(ru) (sport) m. Scottish Gaelic: spòrs gd(gd) f. Spanish: deporte es(es) m. Swahili: spoti sw(sw) Swedish: sport sv(sv) c., idrott sv(sv) c. Turkish: spor tr(tr) Vietnamese: thể thao vi(vi)

person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship

Finnish: urheilija fi(fi) German: Sportsmann m., Sportsfrau f. Maltese: sportiv mt(mt) m.

Spanish: deportista es(es) m. and f. Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner

Finnish: ihailtava ihminen, kova tyyppi fi(fi)

Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

toy

Finnish: leikkikalu fi(fi) Spanish: juguete es(es) m., burla es(es) f.

Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing

Finnish: pelaaminen fi(fi), uhkapeli fi(fi)

Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

abnormal plant or animal

Finnish: epämuodostuma fi(fi) Spanish: espécimen es(es) raro m.

Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

slang: sportsman; gambler

Finnish: pelimies fi(fi)

Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

amorous dalliance

Finnish: teerenpeli fi(fi) French: flirt fr(fr) m. and f.

Spanish: aventura es(es) f. Swahili: spoti sw(sw)

Verb

to sport (third-person singular simple present sports, present participle sporting, simple past and past participle sported)

1. (intransitive) to amuse oneself, to play
2. (intransitive) to mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with
   • Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
3. (transitive) to wear (something) with pride
   • Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes.
4. (transitive) to bear a mark or wound with embarrassment

Translations

amuse oneself

French: jouer fr(fr)

Scottish Gaelic: sùgair gd(gd)

mock or tease

French: taquiner fr(fr), moquer fr(fr)

wear bear a mark or wound

Anagrams

• ports
• strop

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Czech

Noun

sport m.

1. sport

Derived terms

• profesionální sport m.
• rekreační sport m.
• vrcholový sport m.

Related terms

• sportovat
• sportovec m.

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Dutch

Noun

sport f. (plural sporten)

1. sport
2. step on a ladder

Derived terms

• duiksport
• klimsport
• sportvereniging

Verb

sport

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of sporten.
2. imperative of sporten.

Anagrams

• sprot, strop

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French

Etymology

From English sport

Pronunciation

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Noun

sport m. (plural sports)

1. sport

Derived terms

• omnisports
• sport d'hiver
• sportif, sportive
• sportivité

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃport/

Noun

sport (plural sportok)

1. sport

Declension

declension of sport singular plural nominative sport sportok accusative sportot sportokat dative sportnak sportoknak instrumental sporttal sportokkal causal-final sportért sportokért translative sporttá sportokká terminative sportig sportokig essive-formal sportként sportokként essive-modal - - inessive sportban sportokban superessive sporton sportokon adessive sportnál sportoknál illative sportba sportokba sublative sportra sportokra allative sporthoz sportokhoz elative sportból sportokból delative sportról sportokról ablative sporttól sportoktól

possessives of sport possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. sportom sportjaim 2nd person sing. sportod sportjaid 3rd person sing. sportja sportjai 1st person plural sportunk sportjaink 2nd person plural sportotok sportjaitok 3rd person plural sportjuk sportjaik

Derived terms

• sportol
• sportoló
• sportos
• sportszerű

Compound words

• sportág

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Interlingue

Noun

sport

1. sport

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Italian

Noun

sport m. inv.

1. sport (activity that uses physical skills, often competitive)
2. hobby, pastime

   fare qualcosa per sport (to do something for fun)

Derived terms

• sportivo
• sportivamente
• sportività

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Polish

Etymology

From English sport

Pronunciation

• IPA: [s̪pɔrt̪]

Noun

sport m.

1. sport

Declension

declension of sport

	singular	plural
nominative	sport	sporty
genitive	sportu	sportów
dative	sportowi	sportom
accusative	sport	sporty
instrumental	sportem	sportami
locative	sporcie	sportach
vocative	sporcie	sporty

Derived terms

• sportowy, sportowiec

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Croatian) špȍrt

Etymology

From English sport.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spôrt/

Noun

spȍrt m. (Cyrillic spelling спо̏рт)

1. sport

Declension

declension of sport

	singular	plural
nominative	spȍrt	spòrtovi
genitive	sporta	sportova
dative	sportu	sportovima
accusative	sport	sportove
vocative	sporte	sportovi
locative	sportu	sportovima
instrumental	sportom	sportovima

Derived terms

• spȍrtski
• spòrtāš
• sportist(a)

 

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