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hobby

See also: Hobby

English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -ɒbi
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒ.bi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑ.bi/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Etymology 1 edit

Shortened from hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn, hobin (“small horse, pony”), from Old French hobi, *haubi, haubby, hobin ("a nag, hobby"; > Modern French aubin, Italian ubino), of Germanic origin: from Old French hober, ober (“to stir, move”), from Old Dutch hobben (“to toss, move up and down”); or from North Germanic origin related to Danish hoppe (“a mare”), Old Swedish hoppa (“a young mare”), North Frisian hoppe (“horse”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend; a bend, joint”). More at hop, hobble.

The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of Robert or Robin (compare dobbin).

Noun edit

 
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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.
    take up a hobby
    give up your hobby
  2. (equestrianism) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby
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  • → Catalan: hobby
  • → Danish: hobby
  • → Dutch: hobby
  • → French: hobby
  • → Galician: hobby
  • → German: Hobby
  • → Italian: hobby
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: hobby
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: hobby
  • → Polish: hobby
  • → Portuguese: hobby
  • → Romanian: hobby
  • → Russian: хобби (xobbi)
  • → Spanish: hobby
  • → Swedish: hobby
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

 
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From Middle English hoby, hobeye, from Old French hobé, hobei, hobet, from Medieval Latin hopētus, diminutive of harpe.

Noun edit

hobby (plural hobbies)

  1. Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.
    • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 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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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English hobby.

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Noun edit

hobby m (plural hobbies)

  1. hobby
    Synonym: passatemps

References edit

  1. ^ "hobby" at ésAdir

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hobby n

  1. hobby (activity)

Declension edit

Declension of hobby (mostly indeclinable neuter)
singular plural
nominative hobby hobby
genitive hobby hobby
dative hobby hobby
accusative hobby hobby
vocative hobby hobby
locative hobby hobby
instrumental hobby, hobbym hobby

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Etymology edit

From English hobby.

Noun edit

hobby c (singular definite hobbyen, plural indefinite hobbyer)

  1. hobby (activity)

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Declension of hobby
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hobby hobbyen hobbyer hobbyerne
genitive hobbys hobbyens hobbyers hobbyernes

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Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From English hobby.

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: hob‧by

Noun edit

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

  1. hobby (activity)

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From English hobby.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhobi/, [ˈho̞bi]
  • IPA(key): /ˈhobːi/, [ˈho̞bːi]

Noun edit

hobby (dated)

  1. (now nonstandard) Synonym of harrastus (“hobby”).
    • 1938, Sinclair Lewis, translated by Väinö Jaakkola, Tuhlaajavanhemmat: romaani [The Prodigal Parents], W. Söderström:
      En luulisi teillä olevan kirouksenanne hobbyja, kuten minulla on.
      I shouldn't have thought you were cursed with hobbies, as I am.
    • 1953, Eduskunta (Finnish Parliament), Pöytäkirjat (Minutes):
      Sellainen henkilö, joka itse ei ole harrastanut tätä hobbya, virkistyskalastusta, (...)
      A person who hasn't themselves tried this hobby, recreational fishing, (...)
    • 1967, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto, volume 24, W. Söderström:
      Hobbyjen ei tarvitse noudattaa jo edellä mainittua kaupallista linjaa.
      Hobbies need not be commercial in the same way as previously mentioned.

Declension edit

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
abessive hobbytta hobbyitta
instructive — hobbyin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hobby (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hobbyni hobbyni
accusative nom. hobbyni hobbyni
gen. hobbyni
genitive hobbyni hobbyjeni
partitive hobbyani hobbyjani
inessive hobbyssani hobbyissani
elative hobbystani hobbyistani
illative hobbyyni hobbyihini
adessive hobbyllani hobbyillani
ablative hobbyltani hobbyiltani
allative hobbylleni hobbyilleni
essive hobbynani hobbyinani
translative hobbykseni hobbyikseni
abessive hobbyttani hobbyittani
instructive — —
comitative — hobbyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hobbysi hobbysi
accusative nom. hobbysi hobbysi
gen. hobbysi
genitive hobbysi hobbyjesi
partitive hobbyasi hobbyjasi
inessive hobbyssasi hobbyissasi
elative hobbystasi hobbyistasi
illative hobbyysi hobbyihisi
adessive hobbyllasi hobbyillasi
ablative hobbyltasi hobbyiltasi
allative hobbyllesi hobbyillesi
essive hobbynasi hobbyinasi
translative hobbyksesi hobbyiksesi
abessive hobbyttasi hobbyittasi
instructive — —
comitative — hobbyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hobbymme hobbymme
accusative nom. hobbymme hobbymme
gen. hobbymme
genitive hobbymme hobbyjemme
partitive hobbyamme hobbyjamme
inessive hobbyssamme hobbyissamme
elative hobbystamme hobbyistamme
illative hobbyymme hobbyihimme
adessive hobbyllamme hobbyillamme
ablative hobbyltamme hobbyiltamme
allative hobbyllemme hobbyillemme
essive hobbynamme hobbyinamme
translative hobbyksemme hobbyiksemme
abessive hobbyttamme hobbyittamme
instructive — —
comitative — hobbyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hobbynne hobbynne
accusative nom. hobbynne hobbynne
gen. hobbynne
genitive hobbynne hobbyjenne
partitive hobbyanne hobbyjanne
inessive hobbyssanne hobbyissanne
elative hobbystanne hobbyistanne
illative hobbyynne hobbyihinne
adessive hobbyllanne hobbyillanne
ablative hobbyltanne hobbyiltanne
allative hobbyllenne hobbyillenne
essive hobbynanne hobbyinanne
translative hobbyksenne hobbyiksenne
abessive hobbyttanne hobbyittanne
instructive — —
comitative — hobbyinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hobbynsa hobbynsa
accusative nom. hobbynsa hobbynsa
gen. hobbynsa
genitive hobbynsa hobbyjensa
partitive hobbyaan
hobbyansa 		hobbyjaan
hobbyjansa
inessive hobbyssaan
hobbyssansa 		hobbyissaan
hobbyissansa
elative hobbystaan
hobbystansa 		hobbyistaan
hobbyistansa
illative hobbyynsa hobbyihinsa
adessive hobbyllaan
hobbyllansa 		hobbyillaan
hobbyillansa
ablative hobbyltaan
hobbyltansa 		hobbyiltaan
hobbyiltansa
allative hobbylleen
hobbyllensa 		hobbyilleen
hobbyillensa
essive hobbynaan
hobbynansa 		hobbyinaan
hobbyinansa
translative hobbykseen
hobbyksensa 		hobbyikseen
hobbyiksensa
abessive hobbyttaan
hobbyttansa 		hobbyittaan
hobbyittansa
instructive — —
comitative — hobbyineen
hobbyinensa

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English hobby.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hobby m (plural hobbies or hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)
    Synonym: passe-temps

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Interlingua edit

Noun edit

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

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Noun edit

hobby m (invariable)

  1. hobby (activity)

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Further reading edit

  • hobby in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From English hobby.

Noun edit

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

  1. a hobby (leisure activity)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From English hobby.

Noun edit

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

  1. a hobby (leisure activity)

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Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔb.bi/, /ˈxɔb.bɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbbi
  • Syllabification: hob‧by

Noun edit

hobby n (indeclinable)

  1. hobby, passion (activity to which one devotes a lot of time and resources)
    Synonyms: konik, pasja, zainteresowanie, zajawka, zamiłowanie

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • hobby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hobby in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hobby m (plural hobbies)

  1. hobby (an activity that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time)
    Synonym: passatempo

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English hobby.

Noun edit

hobby n (plural hobby-uri)

  1. hobby

Declension edit

Declension of hobby
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) hobby hobby-ul (niște) hobby-uri hobby-urile
genitive/dative (unui) hobby hobby-ului (unor) hobby-uri hobby-urilor
vocative hobby-ule hobby-urilor

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hobby m (plural hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)

Usage notes edit

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.

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

Noun edit

hobby c

  1. hobby (activity)

Declension edit

Declension of hobby 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hobby hobbyn hobbyer hobbyerna
Genitive hobbys hobbyns hobbyers hobbyernas

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