Badminton

English

Etymology

The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (“estate of (a man called) Baduhelm”), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.[1]

Proper noun

Badminton

  1. A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082). [2]
  2. A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales. [3]

Derived terms
  • Badminton House
  • Badminton horse trials

References
  1. Mills, D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, p. 29
  2. Parish map (Gloucestershire)
  3. Community map (Blaenau Gwent)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English badminton.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Badminton n (strong, genitive Badmintons, no plural)

  1. (sports) badminton

Declension
Declension of Badminton [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Badminton
genitive eines des Badmintons
dative einem dem Badminton
accusative ein das Badminton

Further reading
  • “Badminton” in Duden online
  • “Badminton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From English badminton.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbætminten/, [ˈbædmintən]

Noun

Badminton m (uncountable)

  1. badminton
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