curling

See also: Curling

English

a curling rink

Pronunciation

  • (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

Noun

curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)

  1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
    • 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:
      Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
      Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
      And your face smooth with ointments […]
    curlings of smoke
    a scornful curling of the lip
  2. (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

sports

Translations

Verb

curling

  1. present participle of curl

Finnish

Etymology

From English curling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkurliŋ/, [ˈkurliŋ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈkøːrliŋ/, [ˈk̟ø̞ːrliŋ]

Noun

curling

  1. (sports) curling

Declension

Inflection of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative curling —
genitive curlingin —
partitive curlingia —
illative curlingiin —
singular plural
nominative curling —
accusative nom. curling —
gen. curlingin
genitive curlingin —
partitive curlingia —
inessive curlingissa —
elative curlingista —
illative curlingiin —
adessive curlingilla —
ablative curlingilta —
allative curlingille —
essive curlingina —
translative curlingiksi —
instructive — —
abessive curlingitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of curling (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative curlingini —
accusative nom. curlingini —
gen. curlingini
genitive curlingini —
partitive curlingiani —
inessive curlingissani —
elative curlingistani —
illative curlingiini —
adessive curlingillani —
ablative curlingiltani —
allative curlingilleni —
essive curlinginani —
translative curlingikseni —
instructive — —
abessive curlingittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative curlingisi —
accusative nom. curlingisi —
gen. curlingisi
genitive curlingisi —
partitive curlingiasi —
inessive curlingissasi —
elative curlingistasi —
illative curlingiisi —
adessive curlingillasi —
ablative curlingiltasi —
allative curlingillesi —
essive curlinginasi —
translative curlingiksesi —
instructive — —
abessive curlingittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative curlingimme —
accusative nom. curlingimme —
gen. curlingimme
genitive curlingimme —
partitive curlingiamme —
inessive curlingissamme —
elative curlingistamme —
illative curlingiimme —
adessive curlingillamme —
ablative curlingiltamme —
allative curlingillemme —
essive curlinginamme —
translative curlingiksemme —
instructive — —
abessive curlingittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative curlinginne —
accusative nom. curlinginne —
gen. curlinginne
genitive curlinginne —
partitive curlingianne —
inessive curlingissanne —
elative curlingistanne —
illative curlingiinne —
adessive curlingillanne —
ablative curlingiltanne —
allative curlingillenne —
essive curlinginanne —
translative curlingiksenne —
instructive — —
abessive curlingittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative curlinginsa —
accusative nom. curlinginsa —
gen. curlinginsa
genitive curlinginsa —
partitive curlingiaan
curlingiansa
—
inessive curlingissaan
curlingissansa
—
elative curlingistaan
curlingistansa
—
illative curlingiinsa —
adessive curlingillaan
curlingillansa
—
ablative curlingiltaan
curlingiltansa
—
allative curlingilleen
curlingillensa
—
essive curlinginaan
curlinginansa
—
translative curlingikseen
curlingiksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive curlingittaan
curlingittansa
—
comitative — —

Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœʁ.liŋ/

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

  1. curling

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.liŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrliŋk
  • Syllabification: cur‧ling

Noun

curling m inan

  1. curling (sport)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • curlingowy

Further reading

  • curling in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • curling in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

Pronunciation

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

  1. curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)

Romanian

Etymology

From English curling or French curling.

Noun

curling n (uncountable)

  1. (sports) curling

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Noun

curling c (uncountable)

  1. curling

Declension

Declension of curling 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative curling curlingen — —
Genitive curlings curlingens — —
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