windsurf

English

Etymology

    From wind +‎ surf.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/
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    Verb

    windsurf (third-person singular simple present windsurfs, present participle windsurfing, simple past and past participle windsurfed)

    1. (intransitive) To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail
      Stella spent the morning windsurfing in the sea.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    windsurf (plural windsurfs)

    1. An act of windsurfing.

    French

    Noun

    windsurf m (uncountable)

    1. windsurfing
      Synonym: planche à voile

    Italian

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English windsurf.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌwindˈsɛrf/, /ˌwindˈsørf/, /ˈwind.serf/, /ˈwind.sørf/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ɛrf, -indserf, -indsørf
    • Hyphenation: wìnd‧surf

    Noun

    windsurf m

    1. windsurfer
    2. a surfboard that has an attached sail
    3. (sports) windsurfing

    References

    1. ^ windsurf in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Spanish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English windsurf.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈw̝indseɾf/ [ˈw̝ĩn̪d̪.seɾf], /ˈwindseɾf/ [ˈwĩn̪d̪.seɾf]
      • Rhymes: -indseɾf
    • IPA(key): /ˈw̝indsoɾf/ [ˈw̝ĩn̪d̪.soɾf], /ˈwindsoɾf/ [ˈwĩn̪d̪.soɾf]
      • Rhymes: -indsoɾf
    • IPA(key): /ˈw̝indsuɾf/ [ˈw̝ĩn̪d̪.suɾf], /w̝indˈsuɾf/ [w̝ĩn̪d̪ˈsuɾf]
      • Rhymes: -indsuɾf, -uɾf
    • Syllabification: wind‧surf

    Noun

    windsurf m (uncountable)

    1. windsurfing
      Synonyms: tablavela, windsurfing, wind surfing

    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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