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hockey

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English

Wikipedia has an article on: Hockey An ice hockey game.

Etymology 1

Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.

Pronunciation

Noun

hockey (uncountable)

  1. (North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
  2. (UK) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
  3. A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, or shinny.
Synonyms
Derived terms
terms derived from "hockey"
Translations
the sport
  • Arabic: هوكي (ar) (huuki) m.
  • Armenian: հոկեյ (hy) (hokey)
  • Belarusian: хакей (be) (xakéj) m.
  • Bulgarian: хокей (bg) (hokej) m.
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 曲棍球 (cmn) (qūgùnqiú) (field hockey), 冰球 (cmn) (bīngqiú) (ice hockey)
  • Czech: hokej m.
  • Esperanto: hokeo (eo)
  • Finnish: jääkiekko (fi)
  • French: hockey sur gazon (fr) m. (field hockey), hockey sur glace (fr) m. (ice hockey)
  • German: Hockey (de) n., Eishockey (de) n. (ice hockey)
  • Greek: χόκεϋ (el) (chókeü) n.
  • Hebrew: הוֹקֵי (he)
  • Hindi: हॉकी (hi) (hŏkī)
  • Hungarian: jégkorong (hu), hoki (hu)
  • Indonesian: hoki (id)

Etymology 2

Noun

hockey (uncountable)

  1. (darts) Variation of oche.

References

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Finnish

Noun

hockey

  1. hockey

Declension

Declension of hockey (type rosé)
singular plural
nominative hockey hockeyt
genitive hockeyn hockeyiden
partitive hockeyta hockeyita
accusative hockey hockeyn hockeyt
inessive hockeyssa hockeyissa
elative hockeysta hockeyista
illative hockeyhyn hockeyihin
adessive hockeylla hockeyilla
ablative hockeylta hockeyilta
allative hockeylle hockeyille
essive hockeyna hockeyina
translative hockeyksi hockeyiksi
instructive – hockeyin
abessive hockeytta hockeyitta
comitative – hockeyineen
Declension of hockey (type rosé)
singular plural
nominative hockey hockeyt
genitive hockeyn hockeyiden
partitive hockeytä hockeyitä
accusative hockey hockeyn hockeyt
inessive hockeyssä hockeyissä
elative hockeystä hockeyistä
illative hockeyhyn hockeyihin
adessive hockeyllä hockeyillä
ablative hockeyltä hockeyiltä
allative hockeylle hockeyille
essive hockeynä hockeyinä
translative hockeyksi hockeyiksi
instructive – hockeyin
abessive hockeyttä hockeyittä
comitative – hockeyineen

French

Etymology

From English hockey

Pronunciation

Noun

hockey m. (usually uncountable)

  1. hockey

Derived terms

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on: Hockey

Wikipedia it

Noun

hockey m. inv.

  1. hockey

Derived terms

 

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Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.
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