Rugby

See also: rugby

English

Alternative forms

• Rokeby (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier Rokeby (rook +‎ -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (“village, town”), from Old Norse býr (“town, settlement”)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally “rook-fort, Rookbury”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rŭgʹbi, IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌɡbi/

Proper noun

Rugby

1. A town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated.
2. A local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, with its headquarters in the town.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporated community in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
   3. A city, the county seat of Pierce County, North Dakota.
   4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County and Scott County, Tennessee.
   5. An unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia.
4. A village in Hilltops council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• Rugbeian

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English rugby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁakbi/, /ˈɹakbi/

• Audio

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Noun

Rugby n (strong, genitive Rugbys, no plural)

1. rugby, rugby football

Declension

Declension of Rugby [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rugby
genitive	eines	des	Rugbys
dative	einem	dem	Rugby
accusative	ein	das	Rugby

Further reading

• “Rugby” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀɑɡbiː/

Noun

Rugby m (uncountable)

1. rugby