softball
English
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A softball.
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A softball game.
Etymology
1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.
Noun
softball (countable and uncountable, plural softballs)
- A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
- The ball used to play the sport.
- (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
Synonyms
- diamond ball
- indoor baseball
- kitten ball
- mush ball
- pumpkin ball
- town ball
Translations
game
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ball
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See also
- baseball
- hardball
- rounders
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoftboːl/, [ˈs̠o̞ft̪bo̞ːl]
- Syllabification(key): soft‧ball
Noun
softball
- softball
Declension
Inflection of softball (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | softball | softballit | |
genitive | softballin | softballien | |
partitive | softballia | softballeja | |
illative | softballiin | softballeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | softball | softballit | |
accusative | nom. | softball | softballit |
gen. | softballin | ||
genitive | softballin | softballien | |
partitive | softballia | softballeja | |
inessive | softballissa | softballeissa | |
elative | softballista | softballeista | |
illative | softballiin | softballeihin | |
adessive | softballilla | softballeilla | |
ablative | softballilta | softballeilta | |
allative | softballille | softballeille | |
essive | softballina | softballeina | |
translative | softballiksi | softballeiksi | |
instructive | — | softballein | |
abessive | softballitta | softballeitta | |
comitative | — | softballeineen |
Possessive forms of softball (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | softballini | softballimme |
2nd person | softballisi | softballinne |
3rd person | softballinsa |
French
Alternative forms
- soft-ball
Etymology
English softball
Noun
softball m (uncountable)
- (sports) the sport of softball
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- softbol
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Noun
softball m (uncountable)
- softball (a sport similar to baseball)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsofdbol/ [ˈsovð̞.β̞ol], /ˈsofbol/ [ˈsov.β̞ol]
- Rhymes: -ofdbol, -ofbol
Noun
softball m (uncountable)
- softball
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.