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Frisbee

Frisbee

See also: frisbee

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Frisbee ‎(plural Frisbees)

  1. A disk-shaped gliding toy.
  2. The sport involving Frisbees.

Usage notes

Frisbee is proprietary name, trademarked in 1959.

Derived terms

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Translations

Verb

Frisbee ‎(third-person singular simple present Frisbees, present participle Frisbeeing, simple past and past participle Frisbeed)

  1. To throw something in the manner of a Frisbee.
    The bartender Frisbeed a cardboard coaster to the patron at the end of the bar.

References

  • “Frisbee” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

German

Noun

Frisbee n

  1. frisbee

frisbee

frisbee

See also: Frisbee

English

Noun

frisbee ‎(plural frisbees)

  1. Alternative form of Frisbee

Verb

frisbee ‎(third-person singular simple present frisbees, present participle frisbeeing, simple past and past participle frisbeed)

  1. Alternative form of Frisbee

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrisbiː/

Noun

frisbee

  1. frisbee

Declension

Inflection of frisbee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative frisbee frisbeet
genitive frisbeen frisbeiden
frisbeitten
partitive frisbeetä frisbeitä
illative frisbeehen frisbeihin
singular plural
nominative frisbee frisbeet
accusative nom. frisbee frisbeet
gen. frisbeen
genitive frisbeen frisbeiden
frisbeitten
partitive frisbeetä frisbeitä
inessive frisbeessä frisbeissä
elative frisbeestä frisbeistä
illative frisbeehen frisbeihin
adessive frisbeellä frisbeillä
ablative frisbeeltä frisbeiltä
allative frisbeelle frisbeille
essive frisbeenä frisbeinä
translative frisbeeksi frisbeiksi
instructive — frisbein
abessive frisbeettä frisbeittä
comitative — frisbeineen

Synonyms

  • liitokiekko

French

frisbee

Noun

frisbee m ‎(plural frisbees)

  1. Frisbee (a disk thrown for recreation)
  2. Frisbee (sport)

Portuguese

Noun

frisbee m (plural frisbees)

  1. Frisbee (a disk thrown for recreation)

Etymology

1957, brand name Frisbee was trademarked in 1959 by Fred Morrison, later acquired by Wham-O. From an alteration of frisbie, applied to the disk game by U.S. college students who tossed pie plates from Mrs. Frisbie's Pies, Frisbie Bakery, Bridgeport Ct., since the 1930s. From the English family name Frisby attested 1226, from the toponym attested 1086 in Frisby on the Wreak, Leicestershire, from Old Danish Frisby ‎(“Frisian village”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɪzbi/

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