minigolf
See also: Minigolf
English
Etymology
Noun
minigolf (countable and uncountable, plural minigolfs)
- (uncountable) Miniature golf.
- 2009 January 17, Heather Greenwood Davis, “Minigolf's a major obsession in Myrtle Beach”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- Despite his fame, he's a humble, laid-back guy, more than willing to teach me a thing or two about minigolf.
- (countable) A course for playing miniature golf.
- 2009, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway Companion, page 10:
- The commercial strips of the mid-twentieth century lined with minigolfs, kiddie parks, drive-in theaters, and shopping.
- 2022, The Rough Guide to Brittany & Normandy:
- […] the hotels have overgrown granite minigolfs with little pink granite megaliths as obstacles […]
Translations
miniature golf — see miniature golf
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈminiˌɡolf/, [ˈminiˌɡo̞lf]
- Rhymes: -olf
- Syllabification(key): mi‧ni‧golf
- Hyphenation(key): mini‧golf
Noun
minigolf (colloquial)
Declension
| Inflection of minigolf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | minigolf | minigolfit | |
| genitive | minigolfin | minigolfien | |
| partitive | minigolfia | minigolfeja | |
| illative | minigolfiin | minigolfeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | minigolf | minigolfit | |
| accusative | nom. | minigolf | minigolfit |
| gen. | minigolfin | ||
| genitive | minigolfin | minigolfien | |
| partitive | minigolfia | minigolfeja | |
| inessive | minigolfissa | minigolfeissa | |
| elative | minigolfista | minigolfeista | |
| illative | minigolfiin | minigolfeihin | |
| adessive | minigolfilla | minigolfeilla | |
| ablative | minigolfilta | minigolfeilta | |
| allative | minigolfille | minigolfeille | |
| essive | minigolfina | minigolfeina | |
| translative | minigolfiksi | minigolfeiksi | |
| abessive | minigolfitta | minigolfeitta | |
| instructive | — | minigolfein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Further reading
- “minigolf”, 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
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English minigolf.
Noun
minigolf m (invariable)
Further reading
- minigolf in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English minigolf or French minigolf.
Noun
minigolf n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | minigolf | minigolful |
| genitive-dative | minigolf | minigolfului |
| vocative | minigolfule | |
Spanish
Noun
minigolf m (plural minigolfs)
Further reading
- “minigolf”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Noun
minigolf c
- miniature golf, minigolf
- Synonym: bangolf
- Vill du följa med och spela minigolf?
- Want to come along and play miniature golf?
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | minigolf | minigolfs |
| definite | minigolfen | minigolfens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
- minigolfbana (“miniature golf course, minigolf course”)
See also
- bana (“course”)
- boll (“ball”)
- hinder (“obstacle”)
- hål (“hole”)
- klubba (“club”)
- slag (“shot”)
- slå (“hit”)
- slå ut (“tee off”)