Minecraft

See also: minecraft

English

Etymology

From mine +‎ craft; coined by Paul Eres from the TIGSource Forums in May 2009.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnkɹɑːft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/, [ˈmaɪ̯ŋˌkɹæft]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnkɹɐːft/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: Mine‧craft

Proper noun

Minecraft

1. (video games) A sandbox video game (released 2011) in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items and build structures.

   Synonym: MC

Derived terms

• in Minecraft
• MC, MCCE, MCPE
• Minecrafter
• Minecraftian
• Minecrafty

Translations

the game Minecraft

• Bulgarian: Майнкрафт f (Majnkraft)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 我的世界 (zh) (Wǒ de Shìjiè), 當個創世神／当个创世神 (Dāng ge Chuàngshì Shén)

• Czech: Minecraft m
• Danish: Minecraft
• Dutch: Minecraft (nl) n
• Finnish: Minecraft
• French: Minecraft (fr) m or f, minecraft (fr)
• German: Minecraft n
• Hindi: माइनक्राफ़्ट (māinkrāfṭ)
• Icelandic: Minecraft
• Italian: Minecraft
• Japanese: マインクラフト (Mainkurafuto), マイクラ (Maikura)
• Korean: 마인크래프트 (Mainkeuraepeuteu)
• Maori: Mahimaina
• Marathi: माइनक्राफ्ट m (māinakrāphṭa)
• Norwegian: Minecraft
• Polish: Minecraft m
• Portuguese: Minecraft m
• Russian: майнкрафт m (majnkraft)
• Swedish: Minecraft
• Turkish: Minecraft
• Ukrainian: майнкрафт (uk) m (majnkraft)
• Vietnamese: Minecraft

Verb

Minecraft (third-person singular simple present Minecrafts, present participle Minecrafting, simple past and past participle Minecrafted)

1. (intransitive) To play the game Minecraft.

Czech

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmajn̩kraft]

Proper noun

Minecraft m inan

1. Minecraft (video game)

Declension

Declension of Minecraft (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Minecraft
genitive	Minecraftu
dative	Minecraftu
accusative	Minecraft
vocative	Minecrafte
locative	Minecraftu
instrumental	Minecraftem

Dutch

Etymology

From English Minecraft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjnkrɛft/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Minecraft n

1. Minecraft (video game)

French

Etymology

From English Minecraft

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majn.kʁaft/

Proper noun

Minecraft ?

1. Minecraft (video game)

German

Etymology

From English Minecraft.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /maɪnkɹɑːft/, /-ɛːft/, /-aːft/, /maɪnkʁ-/

Proper noun

Minecraft n (proper noun, strong, genitive Minecrafts)

1. Minecraft (video game)

Declension

Declension of Minecraft [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Minecraft
genitive	eines	des	Minecrafts
dative	einem	dem	Minecraft
accusative	ein	das	Minecraft

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maj.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/ [maɪ̯.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi], /maj.niˈkɾɛf.t͡ʃi/ [maɪ̯.niˈkɾɛf.t͡ʃi], (careful pronunciation) /ˈmajn.kɹɛft/ [ˈmaɪ̯n.kɹɛft], (more common) /ma.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maj.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/ [maɪ̯.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi], /maj.niˈkɾɛf.t͡ʃi/ [maɪ̯.niˈkɾɛf.t͡ʃi], (careful pronunciation) /ˈmajn.kɹɛft/ [ˈmaɪ̯n.kɹɛft], (more common) /ma.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maj.niˈkɾɛf.te/ [maɪ̯.niˈkɾɛf.te], /maj.niˈkɾɛ.fi.te/ [maɪ̯.niˈkɾɛ.fi.te], (careful pronunciation) /ˈmajn.kɹɛft/ [ˈmaɪ̯n.kɹɛft], (more common) /ma.niˈkɾɛ.fi.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /maj.nɨˈkɾa.ftɨ/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈmajn.kɹɛft/

Proper noun

Minecraft m

1. (video games) Minecraft

   Synonym: Mine

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Maicra, Maincra (humorous)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmainkɾaft/ [ˈmãĩŋ.kɾaft̪]
• Rhymes: -ainkɾaft

Proper noun

Minecraft m

1. (video games) Minecraft