See also: touch down and touch-down

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

touch +‎ down.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/
  • (file)

Noun edit

touchdown (countable and uncountable, plural touchdowns)

  1. (American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
    Today I scored my first touchdown.
  2. (rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
  3. (rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
    • 2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC[1]:
      A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead.
  4. (aviation) The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
    Synonym: setdown
    The passengers audibly relaxed at touchdown.
  5. The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.
    • 2003, Jessica McNew, Eyes in a Storm:
      The American Red Cross sent me to Alabama within twenty-four hours of the tornado's touchdown, and I visited the communities of Oak Grove and Rock Creek four subsequent times.

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English touchdown.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑtʃdɑun/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝t̪ʃdɑ̝un]
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑtsdɑun/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ts̠dɑ̝un]

Noun edit

touchdown

  1. (American football) touchdown

Declension edit

Inflection of touchdown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative touchdown touchdownit
genitive touchdownin touchdownien
partitive touchdownia touchdowneja
illative touchdowniin touchdowneihin
singular plural
nominative touchdown touchdownit
accusative nom. touchdown touchdownit
gen. touchdownin
genitive touchdownin touchdownien
partitive touchdownia touchdowneja
inessive touchdownissa touchdowneissa
elative touchdownista touchdowneista
illative touchdowniin touchdowneihin
adessive touchdownilla touchdowneilla
ablative touchdownilta touchdowneilta
allative touchdownille touchdowneille
essive touchdownina touchdowneina
translative touchdowniksi touchdowneiksi
abessive touchdownitta touchdowneitta
instructive touchdownein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of touchdown (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative touchdownini touchdownini
accusative nom. touchdownini touchdownini
gen. touchdownini
genitive touchdownini touchdownieni
partitive touchdowniani touchdownejani
inessive touchdownissani touchdowneissani
elative touchdownistani touchdowneistani
illative touchdowniini touchdowneihini
adessive touchdownillani touchdowneillani
ablative touchdowniltani touchdowneiltani
allative touchdownilleni touchdowneilleni
essive touchdowninani touchdowneinani
translative touchdownikseni touchdowneikseni
abessive touchdownittani touchdowneittani
instructive
comitative touchdowneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative touchdownisi touchdownisi
accusative nom. touchdownisi touchdownisi
gen. touchdownisi
genitive touchdownisi touchdowniesi
partitive touchdowniasi touchdownejasi
inessive touchdownissasi touchdowneissasi
elative touchdownistasi touchdowneistasi
illative touchdowniisi touchdowneihisi
adessive touchdownillasi touchdowneillasi
ablative touchdowniltasi touchdowneiltasi
allative touchdownillesi touchdowneillesi
essive touchdowninasi touchdowneinasi
translative touchdowniksesi touchdowneiksesi
abessive touchdownittasi touchdowneittasi
instructive
comitative touchdowneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative touchdownimme touchdownimme
accusative nom. touchdownimme touchdownimme
gen. touchdownimme
genitive touchdownimme touchdowniemme
partitive touchdowniamme touchdownejamme
inessive touchdownissamme touchdowneissamme
elative touchdownistamme touchdowneistamme
illative touchdowniimme touchdowneihimme
adessive touchdownillamme touchdowneillamme
ablative touchdowniltamme touchdowneiltamme
allative touchdownillemme touchdowneillemme
essive touchdowninamme touchdowneinamme
translative touchdowniksemme touchdowneiksemme
abessive touchdownittamme touchdowneittamme
instructive
comitative touchdowneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative touchdowninne touchdowninne
accusative nom. touchdowninne touchdowninne
gen. touchdowninne
genitive touchdowninne touchdownienne
partitive touchdownianne touchdownejanne
inessive touchdownissanne touchdowneissanne
elative touchdownistanne touchdowneistanne
illative touchdowniinne touchdowneihinne
adessive touchdownillanne touchdowneillanne
ablative touchdowniltanne touchdowneiltanne
allative touchdownillenne touchdowneillenne
essive touchdowninanne touchdowneinanne
translative touchdowniksenne touchdowneiksenne
abessive touchdownittanne touchdowneittanne
instructive
comitative touchdowneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative touchdowninsa touchdowninsa
accusative nom. touchdowninsa touchdowninsa
gen. touchdowninsa
genitive touchdowninsa touchdowniensa
partitive touchdowniaan
touchdowniansa
touchdownejaan
touchdownejansa
inessive touchdownissaan
touchdownissansa
touchdowneissaan
touchdowneissansa
elative touchdownistaan
touchdownistansa
touchdowneistaan
touchdowneistansa
illative touchdowniinsa touchdowneihinsa
adessive touchdownillaan
touchdownillansa
touchdowneillaan
touchdowneillansa
ablative touchdowniltaan
touchdowniltansa
touchdowneiltaan
touchdowneiltansa
allative touchdownilleen
touchdownillensa
touchdowneilleen
touchdowneillensa
essive touchdowninaan
touchdowninansa
touchdowneinaan
touchdowneinansa
translative touchdownikseen
touchdowniksensa
touchdowneikseen
touchdowneiksensa
abessive touchdownittaan
touchdownittansa
touchdowneittaan
touchdowneittansa
instructive
comitative touchdowneineen
touchdowneinensa

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English touchdown.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

touchdown m (plural touchdowns)

  1. touchdown

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.