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Webster 1828 Edition


Hobby

HOB'BY

,
Noun.
A kind of hawk; a hawk of the lure.

HOB'BY

, n.
1.
A strong active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; a nag; a pacing horse; a garran.
2.
A stick, or figure of a horse, on which boys ride.
3.
Any favorite object; that which a person pursues with zeal or delight.
4.
A stupid fellow.

Definition 2024


Hobby

Hobby

See also: hobby

English

Proper noun

Hobby

  1. An English surname.

German

Etymology

English hobby

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔbi/

Noun

Hobby n (genitive Hobbys, plural Hobbys or Hobbies)

  1. a hobby (activity)

Usage notes

  • The plural Hobbies is dated.

Declension

hobby

hobby

See also: Hobby

English

Noun

hobby (plural hobbies)

  1. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
    I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.
  2. (horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby
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Translations

Etymology 2

From Old French hobet, from Medieval Latin hobētus, diminutive of hobe.

Noun

hobby (plural hobbies)

  1. Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.
    • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, page 323:
      He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby, which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
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Translations

Czech

Noun

hobby n

  1. hobby (activity)

Danish

Noun

hobby c (singular definite hobbyen, plural indefinite hobbyer)

  1. hobby (activity)

Synonyms

  • fritidsinteresse

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hob‧by

Noun

hobby m (plural hobby's, diminutive hobby'tje n)

  1. hobby (activity)

Synonyms


Finnish

Noun

hobby

  1. (nonstandard) hobby (activity)

Declension

Inflection of hobby (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative hobby hobbyt
genitive hobbyn hobbyjen
partitive hobbya hobbyja
illative hobbyyn hobbyihin
singular plural
nominative hobby hobbyt
accusative nom. hobby hobbyt
gen. hobbyn
genitive hobbyn hobbyjen
partitive hobbya hobbyja
inessive hobbyssa hobbyissa
elative hobbysta hobbyista
illative hobbyyn hobbyihin
adessive hobbylla hobbyilla
ablative hobbylta hobbyilta
allative hobbylle hobbyille
essive hobbyna hobbyina
translative hobbyksi hobbyiksi
instructive hobbyin
abessive hobbytta hobbyitta
comitative hobbyineen

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French

Etymology

from English

Noun

hobby m (plural hobbies or hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)

Synonyms


Interlingua

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Italian

Noun

hobby m (invariable)

  1. hobby (activity)
  2. (in the plural) hobbies

Related terms

  • hobbysto
  • hobbystico

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English hobby

Noun

hobby m (definite singular hobbyen, indefinite plural hobbyer, definite plural hobbyene)

  1. a hobby (leisure activity)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English hobby

Noun

hobby m (definite singular hobbyen, indefinite plural hobbyar, definite plural hobbyane)

  1. a hobby (leisure activity)

References


Polish

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Portuguese

Noun

hobby m (plural hobbies or hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from English hobby.

Noun

hobby n (plural hobby-uri)

  1. hobby

Declension


Spanish

Etymology

From English.

Noun

hobby m (plural hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)

Swedish

Noun

hobby c

  1. hobby (activity)