curling

See also: Curling

English

a curling rink

Pronunciation

• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

Noun

curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)

1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.

   curlings of smoke

   a scornful curling of the lip

   • 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:

     Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
     Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
     And your face smooth with ointments […]

2. (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

Coordinate terms

• (sports) rink

Derived terms

sports

• crokicurl
• curling stick
• curling stone
• wheelchair curling

 

Translations

winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice

• Azerbaijani: körlinq
• Bulgarian: къ́рлинг m (kǎ́rling)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冰壺／冰壶 (zh) (bīnghú)

• Dutch: curling (nl) n
• Esperanto: glitŝtonludo
• Finnish: curling (fi)
• French: curling (fr) m
• Georgian: კერლინგი (ḳerlingi)
• German: Curling (de) n
• Hungarian: curling (hu)
• Irish: curláil f
• Japanese: カーリング (ja) (kāringu)
• Korean: 컬링 (keolling)
• Macedonian: карлинг m (karling)
• Polish: curling (pl) m
• Portuguese: curling (pt) m
• Romanian: curling (ro) n
• Russian: кёрлинг (ru) m (kjórling)
• Scottish Gaelic: crolaidh m
• Swedish: curling (sv) c
• Turkish: körling (tr)
• Yiddish: קערלינג (kerling)

Verb

curling

1. present participle and gerund of curl

Basque

Etymology

From English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurlin/ [kur.lĩn]
• Rhymes: -urlin

Noun

curling inan

1. curling (sport)

Declension

Declension of curling (inanimate, singular only, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	curling	curling-a
ergative	—	curling-ak
dative	—	curling-ari
genitive	—	curling-aren
comitative	—	curling-arekin
causative	—	curling-arengatik
benefactive	—	curling-arentzat
instrumental	curling-ez	curling-az
inessive	—	curling-ean
locative	—	—
allative	—	—
terminative	—	—
directive	—	—
destinative	—	—
ablative	—	—
partitive	curling-ik	—
prolative	curling-tzat	—

Further reading

• “curling”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Finnish

Etymology

From English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurliŋ/, [ˈkurliŋ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkøːrliŋ/, [ˈk̟ø̞ːrliŋ]

Noun

curling

1. (sports) curling

Declension

Inflection of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		curling	—
genitive		curlingin	—
partitive		curlingia	—
illative		curlingiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		curling	—
accusative	nom.	curling	—
	gen.	curlingin
genitive		curlingin	—
partitive		curlingia	—
inessive		curlingissa	—
elative		curlingista	—
illative		curlingiin	—
adessive		curlingilla	—
ablative		curlingilta	—
allative		curlingille	—
essive		curlingina	—
translative		curlingiksi	—
abessive		curlingitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative curlingini — accusative nom. curlingini — gen. curlingini genitive curlingini — partitive curlingiani — inessive curlingissani — elative curlingistani — illative curlingiini — adessive curlingillani — ablative curlingiltani — allative curlingilleni — essive curlinginani — translative curlingikseni — abessive curlingittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative curlingisi — accusative nom. curlingisi — gen. curlingisi genitive curlingisi — partitive curlingiasi — inessive curlingissasi — elative curlingistasi — illative curlingiisi — adessive curlingillasi — ablative curlingiltasi — allative curlingillesi — essive curlinginasi — translative curlingiksesi — abessive curlingittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative curlingimme — accusative nom. curlingimme — gen. curlingimme genitive curlingimme — partitive curlingiamme — inessive curlingissamme — elative curlingistamme — illative curlingiimme — adessive curlingillamme — ablative curlingiltamme — allative curlingillemme — essive curlinginamme — translative curlingiksemme — abessive curlingittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative curlinginne — accusative nom. curlinginne — gen. curlinginne genitive curlinginne — partitive curlingianne — inessive curlingissanne — elative curlingistanne — illative curlingiinne — adessive curlingillanne — ablative curlingiltanne — allative curlingillenne — essive curlinginanne — translative curlingiksenne — abessive curlingittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative curlinginsa — accusative nom. curlinginsa — gen. curlinginsa genitive curlinginsa — partitive curlingiaan curlingiansa — inessive curlingissaan curlingissansa — elative curlingistaan curlingistansa — illative curlingiinsa — adessive curlingillaan curlingillansa — ablative curlingiltaan curlingiltansa — allative curlingilleen curlingillensa — essive curlinginaan curlinginansa — translative curlingikseen curlingiksensa — abessive curlingittaan curlingittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• (sport): kurlaus (informal), jääkurra (rare)

Derived terms

• alppicurling
• kurlata
• pyörätuolicurling

 

Further reading

• “curling”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœʁ.liŋ/

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

1. curling

Derived terms

• curling en fauteuil roulant

Related terms

• curleur
• curleuse

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛr.liŋk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrliŋk
• Syllabification: cur‧ling

Noun

curling m inan

1. (sports) curling (sport)

Declension

Declension of curling

	singular
nominative	curling
genitive	curlingu
dative	curlingowi
accusative	curling
instrumental	curlingiem
locative	curlingu
vocative	curlingu

Derived terms

adjective

• curlingowy

 

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐɾ.lĩ.ɡɨ/

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

1. curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling or French curling.

Noun

curling n (uncountable)

1. (sports) curling

Declension

declension of curling (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) curling	curlingul
genitive/dative	(unui) curling	curlingului
vocative	curlingule

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Noun

curling c (uncountable)

1. curling

Declension

Declension of curling
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	curling	curlingen	—	—
Genitive	curlings	curlingens	—	—