softball

See also: soft ball and soft-ball

English
A softball.
A softball game.

Etymology

1926: soft +‎ ball. Compare hardball.

Pronunciation
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Noun

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

Hypernyms
ball
sport

Coordinate terms

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

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

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

Noun

softball

  1. softball

Declension
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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English softball.

Noun

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
ball

Hypernyms
sport
ball

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔvd.bɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvdbɔl
  • Syllabification: soft‧ball

Noun

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
Declension of softball
singular
nominative softball
genitive softballa/softballu
dative softballowi
accusative softballa/softballu
instrumental softballem
locative softballu
vocative softballu

Derived terms
nouns
  • softballista
  • softballistka

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Noun

softball m (uncountable)

  1. softball (a sport similar to baseball)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English softball.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsofdbol/ [ˈsovð̞.β̞ol], /ˈsofbol/ [ˈsov.β̞ol]
  • Rhymes: -ofdbol, -ofbol

Noun

softball m (uncountable)

  1. softball

Usage notes

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.

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