Nintendo
See also: nintendo
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 任天堂 (Nintendō, literally “Luck of Heaven”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɛndəʊ
- Hyphenation: Nin‧ten‧do
Proper noun
editNintendo
- (video games, trademark) A Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editJapanese videogame company
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Noun
editNintendo (plural Nintendos)
- (video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
- Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?
- 1995, David Gladstone, editor, British Social Welfare: Past, Present, and Future, page 274:
- There is nothing wrong with the accoutrements of personal affluence, but if the numbers of personal stereos, Nintendos, mobile phones and cars grow […].
- 2005, Lila Abu-Lughod, Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt, page 280:
- These professionals are the sort whose children play with Nintendos and own bikes
- 2005, Larry L. Meyer, No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad, page 128:
- Franz: “How do elves make Nintendos?” Dad: “You ask all the hard questions, don't you? I really don't know.”
- 2007, Ilene Schneider, Chanukah Guilt, page 106:
- The only message at home was from my nephew, letting me know my mother was back home, safe and sound, except for a sore "Nintendo thumb".
- (video games, by extension) Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
- (broadly) Any popular product or activity.
- 2007, Anthony Ham, Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet,, →ISBN, page 34:
- He was far more interested in bullfighting, which was the Nintendo of the day, only considerably more dangerous
Synonyms
editTranslations
editNintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
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Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Nintendo.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNintendo n (indeclinable)
- Nintendo (Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles)
Noun
editNintendo n (indeclinable)
- Nintendo (any of the home consoles made by Nintendo, especially the Nintendo Entertainment System)
Further reading
edit- Nintendo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editNintendo n
- a Nintendo (video game console from Nintendo)
- Jag gillar att spela Nintendo
- I like playing Nintendo
- Det är nåt fel på Nintendot
- There's something wrong with the Nintendo
Declension
editDeclension of Nintendo | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | Nintendo | Nintendot | — | — |
Genitive | Nintendos | Nintendots | — | — |
Derived terms
edit- Nintendodosa (“Nintendo controller”)
- Nintendokassett (“Nintendo cartridge”)
- Nintendokontroll (“Nintendo controller”)
- Nintendospel (“Nintendo game”)
See also
edit- turbodosa (“turbo controller”)
Proper noun
editNintendo n (genitive Nintendos)
- Nintendo (Japanese video game company)
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