See also: Hobby

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

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).

NounEdit

 
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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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DescendantsEdit
  • 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
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

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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TranslationsEdit

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hobby m (plural hobbies)

  1. hobby
    Synonym: passatemps

ReferencesEdit

Further readingEdit

CzechEdit

NounEdit

hobby n

  1. hobby (activity)

DeclensionEdit

DanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From English hobby.

NounEdit

hobby c (singular definite hobbyen, plural indefinite hobbyer)

  1. hobby (activity)

InflectionEdit

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hob‧by

NounEdit

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

  1. hobby (activity)

SynonymsEdit

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

hobby

  1. (dated, now nonstandard) Synonym of harrastus (hobby).
    • 1938, Sinclair Lewis; Väinö Jaakkola (translator), 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.

DeclensionEdit

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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hobby (type valo)
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
instructive
abessive hobbyttani hobbyittani
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
instructive
abessive hobbyttasi hobbyittasi
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
instructive
abessive hobbyttamme hobbyittamme
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
instructive
abessive hobbyttanne hobbyittanne
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
instructive
abessive hobbyttaan
hobbyttansa
hobbyittaan
hobbyittansa
comitative hobbyineen
hobbyinensa

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hobby m (plural hobbies or hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)
    Synonym: passe-temps

Further readingEdit

InterlinguaEdit

NounEdit

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hobby m (invariable)

  1. hobby (activity)

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

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

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From English hobby.

NounEdit

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

  1. a hobby (leisure activity)

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From English hobby.

NounEdit

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

  1. a hobby (leisure activity)

ReferencesEdit

PolishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

hobby n (indeclinable)

  1. hobby (activity)
    Synonyms: konik, pasja, zainteresowanie, zamiłowanie

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hobby m (plural hobbies)

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

Further readingEdit

  • hobby” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English hobby.

NounEdit

hobby n (plural hobby-uri)

  1. hobby

DeclensionEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hobby m (plural hobbys)

  1. hobby (activity)

Usage notesEdit

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.

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English hobby.

NounEdit

hobby c

  1. hobby (activity)

DeclensionEdit

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

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