windsurfing

From wind +‎ surfing.

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windsurfing (uncountable)

1. A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.

   Synonym: boardsailing

windsurfing

1. present participle and gerund of windsurf

Unadapted borrowing from English windsurfing.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪntsɛːrfɪŋk], [ˈvɪntsɛrfɪŋk]
• Hyphenation: wind‧sur‧fing

windsurfing m inan (relational adjective windsurfingový)

1. windsurfing

• “windsurfing”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Unadapted borrowing from English windsurfing.

• IPA^(key): /wintˈsɛr.fiŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrfiŋk
• Syllabification: wind‧sur‧fing

windsurfing m inan

1. (sailing, surfing) windsurfing

• windsurfing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• windsurfing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English windsurfing.

windsurfing n (uncountable)

1. windsurfing

• wind surfing

Unadapted borrowing from English windsurfing.

• IPA^(key): /w̝indˈseɾfin/ [w̝ĩn̪d̪ˈseɾ.fĩn], /ˈw̝indseɾfin/ [ˈw̝ĩn̪d̪.seɾ.fĩn], /ˈwindseɾfin/ [ˈwĩn̪d̪.seɾ.fĩn]
  • Rhymes: -eɾfin, -indseɾfin
• IPA^(key): /w̝indˈsoɾfin/ [w̝ĩn̪d̪ˈsoɾ.fĩn], /ˈw̝indsoɾfin/ [ˈw̝ĩn̪d̪.soɾ.fĩn], /ˈwindsoɾfin/ [ˈwĩn̪d̪.soɾ.fĩn]
  • Rhymes: -oɾfin, -indsoɾfin
• IPA^(key): /w̝indˈsuɾfin/ [w̝ĩn̪d̪ˈsuɾ.fĩn], /ˈw̝insuɾfin/ [ˈw̝ĩn.suɾ.fĩn], /w̝indsuɾˈfinɡ/ [w̝ĩn̪d̪.suɾˈfĩŋɡ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾfin, -insuɾfin, -inɡ
• Syllabification: wind‧sur‧fing

windsurfing m (plural windsurfings)

1. synonym of windsurf

   Synonym: wind surf

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.

• “windsurfing”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• windsurfing, wind surfing | Diccionario del estudiante | RAE
• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “windsurfing”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]