See also: soft ball and soft-ball

English edit

 softball on Wikipedia
 
A softball.
 
A softball game.

Etymology edit

1926: soft +‎ ball. Compare hardball.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

softball (countable and uncountable, plural softballs)

  1. (sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
  2. (sports) The ball used to play the sport.
  3. (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.

Synonyms edit

Hypernyms edit

ball
sport

Coordinate terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: softball
  • French: softball, balle molle (calque)
  • Portuguese: softball
  • Spanish: softball

Translations edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoftboːl/, [ˈs̠o̞ft̪bo̞ːl]
  • Syllabification(key): soft‧ball

Noun edit

softball

  1. softball

Declension edit

Inflection of softball (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative softball softballit
genitive softballin softballien
partitive softballia softballeja
illative softballiin softballeihin
singular plural
nominative softball softballit
accusative nom. softball softballit
gen. softballin
genitive softballin softballien
partitive softballia softballeja
inessive softballissa softballeissa
elative softballista softballeista
illative softballiin softballeihin
adessive softballilla softballeilla
ablative softballilta softballeilta
allative softballille softballeille
essive softballina softballeina
translative softballiksi softballeiksi
abessive softballitta softballeitta
instructive softballein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of softball (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative softballini softballini
accusative nom. softballini softballini
gen. softballini
genitive softballini softballieni
partitive softballiani softballejani
inessive softballissani softballeissani
elative softballistani softballeistani
illative softballiini softballeihini
adessive softballillani softballeillani
ablative softballiltani softballeiltani
allative softballilleni softballeilleni
essive softballinani softballeinani
translative softballikseni softballeikseni
abessive softballittani softballeittani
instructive
comitative softballeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative softballisi softballisi
accusative nom. softballisi softballisi
gen. softballisi
genitive softballisi softballiesi
partitive softballiasi softballejasi
inessive softballissasi softballeissasi
elative softballistasi softballeistasi
illative softballiisi softballeihisi
adessive softballillasi softballeillasi
ablative softballiltasi softballeiltasi
allative softballillesi softballeillesi
essive softballinasi softballeinasi
translative softballiksesi softballeiksesi
abessive softballittasi softballeittasi
instructive
comitative softballeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative softballimme softballimme
accusative nom. softballimme softballimme
gen. softballimme
genitive softballimme softballiemme
partitive softballiamme softballejamme
inessive softballissamme softballeissamme
elative softballistamme softballeistamme
illative softballiimme softballeihimme
adessive softballillamme softballeillamme
ablative softballiltamme softballeiltamme
allative softballillemme softballeillemme
essive softballinamme softballeinamme
translative softballiksemme softballeiksemme
abessive softballittamme softballeittamme
instructive
comitative softballeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative softballinne softballinne
accusative nom. softballinne softballinne
gen. softballinne
genitive softballinne softballienne
partitive softballianne softballejanne
inessive softballissanne softballeissanne
elative softballistanne softballeistanne
illative softballiinne softballeihinne
adessive softballillanne softballeillanne
ablative softballiltanne softballeiltanne
allative softballillenne softballeillenne
essive softballinanne softballeinanne
translative softballiksenne softballeiksenne
abessive softballittanne softballeittanne
instructive
comitative softballeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative softballinsa softballinsa
accusative nom. softballinsa softballinsa
gen. softballinsa
genitive softballinsa softballiensa
partitive softballiaan
softballiansa
softballejaan
softballejansa
inessive softballissaan
softballissansa
softballeissaan
softballeissansa
elative softballistaan
softballistansa
softballeistaan
softballeistansa
illative softballiinsa softballeihinsa
adessive softballillaan
softballillansa
softballeillaan
softballeillansa
ablative softballiltaan
softballiltansa
softballeiltaan
softballeiltansa
allative softballilleen
softballillensa
softballeilleen
softballeillensa
essive softballinaan
softballinansa
softballeinaan
softballeinansa
translative softballikseen
softballiksensa
softballeikseen
softballeiksensa
abessive softballittaan
softballittansa
softballeittaan
softballeittansa
instructive
comitative softballeineen
softballeinensa

French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English softball.

Noun edit

softball m (countable and uncountable, plural softballs)

  1. (sports) softball (sport): a variant of baseball
  2. (sports) softball (ball): a ball used in the sport of softball

Synonyms edit

ball

Hypernyms edit

sport
ball

Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

softball m inan (related adjective softballowy)

  1. softball (game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

nouns

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Noun edit

softball m (uncountable)

  1. softball (a sport similar to baseball)

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

softball m (uncountable)

  1. softball

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.