Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 63176 6622839 2009-05-19T20:16:21Z Mzajacbot 171613 Robot: bypassing template redirect {{wikipedia|dab=paddle (disambiguation)|paddle}} ==English== [[Image:Paddle.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Paddle]] [[Image:Sunrise_Paddling_on_the_North_Canadian_River.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Sunrise paddling]] ===Pronunciation=== * {{rhymes|ædəl}} ===Etymology 1=== From {{etyl|ang}} [[padell]] (1407, "small spade"), from Medieval Latin [[padela]], perhaps from {{etyl|la}} patella "pan, plate", the diminutive of [[patina]] ====Noun==== {{en-noun}} # A two-handed, single-bladed [[oar]] used to [[propel]] a [[canoe]] or a small boat. # A double-bladed [[oar]] used for [[kayak]]ing. # Time spent on paddling. #: ''We had a nice '''paddle''' this morning.'' # A [[slat]] of a [[paddleboat]]'s [[wheel]]. # A [[paddlewheel]]. # A [[blade]] of a [[waterwheel]]. # {{British}} A [[meandering]] [[walk]] or [[dabble]] through [[shallow]] [[water]], especially at the [[seaside]]. # A kitchen [[utensil]] shaped like a '''paddle''' and used for mixing, beating etc. # A bat-shaped [[spanking]] implement #: ''The '''paddle''' practically ousted the British cane as the spanker's attribute in the independent US # A [[ping-pong]] bat. # A flat [[limb]] of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming. #: ''A sea turtle's '''paddles''' make it swim almost as fast as land tortoises are slow # In a [[sluice]], a panel that controls the flow of water. # A group of [[inert]]s =====Derived terms===== * [[paddler]] * [[paddleboat]] * [[paddlewheel]] * [[paddle steamer]] * [[paddling]] * [[dog paddle]] * [[frat paddle]] * [[traffic paddle]] =====Translations===== {{trans-top|two-handed, single-bladed oar}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|pádlo|n}} * Dutch: [[paddel]] {{m}}, [[peddel]] {{m}}, [[pagaai]] {{m}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|mõla}} {{trans-mid}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|mela}} * Greek: {{t+|el|κουπί|n|tr=koupí|sc=Grek}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|весло|n|tr=''v'esló''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|double-bladed oar used for kayaking}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|pádlo|n}} * Dutch: ([[dubbelbladig]]e) [[paddel]] {{m}}, [[peddel]] {{m}}, [[pagaai]] {{m}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|mõla}} {{trans-mid}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|mela}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|весло|n|tr=''v'esló''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|time spent on paddling}} * Dutch: [[gepeddel]] {{n}} * Finnish: [[melonta]], [[melontaretki]] {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|гребля|f|tr=gr'ébl'a|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|slat of a paddleboat's wheel}} * Dutch: [[schoep]] {{m|f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|siipi}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|лопасть|f|tr=''lópast'''|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|плица|f|tr=''plíca''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|paddlewheel}} * Dutch: [[scheprad]] {{n}}, [[waterrad]] {{n}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|siipiratas}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: [[гребное колесо]] (''gr'ebnoje kol'esó'') {{n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|blade of a waterwheel}} * Dutch: [[schoep]] {{m|f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|siipi}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|лопасть|f|tr=''lópast'''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|meandering walk or dabble through shallow water}} * Dutch: [[pootjebaden]] {{n}} {{trans-mid}} * Finnish: [[kahlailu]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|kitchen utensil}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|lasta}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|лопатка|f|tr=''lopátka''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|ping-pong bat}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|maila}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|ракетка|f|tr=''rak'étka''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|flat limb of turtle etc.}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|evä}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|плавник|m|tr=''plavník''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|läppä}} {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|затвор|m|tr=''zatvór''|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|CJK Characters}}: [[槳]], [[桨]] * {{ttbc|Chinese}}: [[槳]], [[桨]] * {{ttbc|French}}: [[palette]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|German}}: [[Paddel]] {{n}} {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[pala]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Japanese}}: [[かい]] (''kai'') * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[헤엄]] * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[pá]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[paleta]] {{f}} {{checktrans-bottom}} =====See also===== * [[oar]] ====Verb==== {{en-verb|paddles|paddling|paddled}} # {{transitive}} To [[propel]] something through water with a '''paddle''', oar or hands. # {{intransitive}} To [[row]] a boat with less than one's full capacity. # {{transitive}} To [[spank]] with a paddle. =====Translations===== {{trans-top|to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument}} * Dutch: [[peddelen]], (oars only) [[roeien]] * Finnish: {{t-|fi|meloa}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t+|fr|pagayer}} * Russian: [[грести]] (''gr'estí'') {{impf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to row a boat with less than one's full capacity}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to spank with a paddle}} * Dutch: van/met de [[paddle]] geven/slaan * Finnish: {{t-|fi|piestä}} {{trans-mid}} * French: {{t-|fr|paletter}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Etymology 2=== Recorded since 1530, probably cognate with Low German [[paddeln]] "to tramp about," frequent. of [[padjen]] "to tramp, to run in short steps," from [[pad]] (also in Dutch dialects) ====Verb==== {{en-verb|paddles|paddling|paddled}} # {{intransitive}} {{British}} To [[walk]] or [[dabble]] [[playfully]] in shallow water, especially at the seaside. # To [[toddle]] # {{Archaic}} {{intransitive}} To [[toy]] or [[caress]] using hands or fingers =====Translations===== {{trans-top|to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water}} * Dutch: [[pootjebaden]] (feet only) {{trans-mid}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kahlailla}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-see|toddle}} [[Category:Gaits]] [[de:paddle]] [[et:paddle]] [[el:paddle]] [[fa:paddle]] [[fr:paddle]] [[io:paddle]] [[it:paddle]] [[hu:paddle]] [[ru:paddle]] [[fi:paddle]] [[ta:paddle]] [[te:paddle]] [[vi:paddle]] [[zh:paddle]]