cowboy

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English[edit]

Two cowboys.

Etymology[edit]

From cow +‎ boy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

cowboy (countable and uncountable, plural cowboys)

  1. A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
    • 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
      There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”
  2. A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
  3. (informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
  4. (Britain, informal) A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.
  5. (card games, slang) A playing card of king rank.
  6. (uncountable) Short for cowboy pool.

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Verb[edit]

cowboy (third-person singular simple present cowboys, present participle cowboying, simple past and past participle cowboyed)

  1. (intransitive) To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.
    • 1994, Sherry Robinson, El Malpais, Mt. Taylor, and the Zuni Mountains: a hiking guide and history:
      Besides cowboying he worked at a small sawmill that cut logs into "four slabs and a tie" and sold ties to the railroad.
    • 1995, American Cowboy (volume 2, number 4, Nov-Dec 1995, page 26)
      Derwood Bailey cowboyed for 50 cents a day, a noon meal, and a gallon of oats for his horse.
    • 2003, C. J. Hadley, Trappings of the Great Basin Buckaroo:
      I still had never ridden or cowboyed, and I wanted to learn something about it. I'd been making the damn saddles for years but didn't know how to use them.

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English cowboy.

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Noun[edit]

cowboy anim

  1. cowboy
    Synonyms: unai, behizain

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Further reading[edit]

  • "cowboy" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔwbɔj/, [ˈkʰɒwˌb̥ʌj]

Noun[edit]

cowboy c (singular definite cowboyen, plural indefinite cowboys or cowboyer)

  1. cowboy

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.bɔi̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cow‧boy

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (plural cowboys, diminutive cowboytje n)

  1. cowboy

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯boi̯/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯bo̞i̯]

Noun[edit]

cowboy

  1. cowboy (person who attends cattle, especially in the American West)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of cowboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative cowboy cowboyt
genitive cowboyn cowboyiden
cowboyitten
partitive cowboyta cowboyita
illative cowboyhin
cowboyhyn
cowboyihin
singular plural
nominative cowboy cowboyt
accusative nom. cowboy cowboyt
gen. cowboyn
genitive cowboyn cowboyiden
cowboyitten
partitive cowboyta cowboyita
inessive cowboyssa cowboyissa
elative cowboysta cowboyista
illative cowboyhin
cowboyhyn
cowboyihin
adessive cowboylla cowboyilla
ablative cowboylta cowboyilta
allative cowboylle cowboyille
essive cowboyna cowboyina
translative cowboyksi cowboyiksi
abessive cowboytta cowboyitta
instructive cowboyin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cowboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cowboyni cowboyni
accusative nom. cowboyni cowboyni
gen. cowboyni
genitive cowboyni cowboyideni
cowboyitteni
partitive cowboytani cowboyitani
inessive cowboyssani cowboyissani
elative cowboystani cowboyistani
illative cowboyhini
cowboyhyni
cowboyihini
adessive cowboyllani cowboyillani
ablative cowboyltani cowboyiltani
allative cowboylleni cowboyilleni
essive cowboynani cowboyinani
translative cowboykseni cowboyikseni
abessive cowboyttani cowboyittani
instructive
comitative cowboyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cowboysi cowboysi
accusative nom. cowboysi cowboysi
gen. cowboysi
genitive cowboysi cowboyidesi
cowboyittesi
partitive cowboytasi cowboyitasi
inessive cowboyssasi cowboyissasi
elative cowboystasi cowboyistasi
illative cowboyhisi
cowboyhysi
cowboyihisi
adessive cowboyllasi cowboyillasi
ablative cowboyltasi cowboyiltasi
allative cowboyllesi cowboyillesi
essive cowboynasi cowboyinasi
translative cowboyksesi cowboyiksesi
abessive cowboyttasi cowboyittasi
instructive
comitative cowboyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cowboymme cowboymme
accusative nom. cowboymme cowboymme
gen. cowboymme
genitive cowboymme cowboyidemme
cowboyittemme
partitive cowboytamme cowboyitamme
inessive cowboyssamme cowboyissamme
elative cowboystamme cowboyistamme
illative cowboyhimme
cowboyhymme
cowboyihimme
adessive cowboyllamme cowboyillamme
ablative cowboyltamme cowboyiltamme
allative cowboyllemme cowboyillemme
essive cowboynamme cowboyinamme
translative cowboyksemme cowboyiksemme
abessive cowboyttamme cowboyittamme
instructive
comitative cowboyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cowboynne cowboynne
accusative nom. cowboynne cowboynne
gen. cowboynne
genitive cowboynne cowboyidenne
cowboyittenne
partitive cowboytanne cowboyitanne
inessive cowboyssanne cowboyissanne
elative cowboystanne cowboyistanne
illative cowboyhinne
cowboyhynne
cowboyihinne
adessive cowboyllanne cowboyillanne
ablative cowboyltanne cowboyiltanne
allative cowboyllenne cowboyillenne
essive cowboynanne cowboyinanne
translative cowboyksenne cowboyiksenne
abessive cowboyttanne cowboyittanne
instructive
comitative cowboyinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative cowboynsa cowboynsa
accusative nom. cowboynsa cowboynsa
gen. cowboynsa
genitive cowboynsa cowboyidensa
cowboyittensa
partitive cowboytaan
cowboytansa
cowboyitaan
cowboyitansa
inessive cowboyssaan
cowboyssansa
cowboyissaan
cowboyissansa
elative cowboystaan
cowboystansa
cowboyistaan
cowboyistansa
illative cowboyhinsa
cowboyhynsa
cowboyihinsa
adessive cowboyllaan
cowboyllansa
cowboyillaan
cowboyillansa
ablative cowboyltaan
cowboyltansa
cowboyiltaan
cowboyiltansa
allative cowboylleen
cowboyllensa
cowboyilleen
cowboyillensa
essive cowboynaan
cowboynansa
cowboyinaan
cowboyinansa
translative cowboykseen
cowboyksensa
cowboyikseen
cowboyiksensa
abessive cowboyttaan
cowboyttansa
cowboyittaan
cowboyittansa
instructive
comitative cowboyineen
cowboyinensa

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (plural cowboys, feminine cowgirl)

  1. (rare) post-1990 spelling of cow-boy

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒuboj]
  • Hyphenation: cow‧boy
  • Rhymes: -oj

Noun[edit]

cowboy (plural cowboyok)

  1. cowboy

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative cowboy cowboyok
accusative cowboyt cowboyokat
dative cowboynak cowboyoknak
instrumental cowboyjal cowboyokkal
causal-final cowboyért cowboyokért
translative cowboyjá cowboyokká
terminative cowboyig cowboyokig
essive-formal cowboyként cowboyokként
essive-modal
inessive cowboyban cowboyokban
superessive cowboyon cowboyokon
adessive cowboynál cowboyoknál
illative cowboyba cowboyokba
sublative cowboyra cowboyokra
allative cowboyhoz cowboyokhoz
elative cowboyból cowboyokból
delative cowboyról cowboyokról
ablative cowboytól cowboyoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
cowboyé cowboyoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
cowboyéi cowboyokéi
Possessive forms of cowboy
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. cowboyom cowboyaim
2nd person sing. cowboyod cowboyaid
3rd person sing. cowboya cowboyai
1st person plural cowboyunk cowboyaink
2nd person plural cowboyotok cowboyaitok
3rd person plural cowboyuk cowboyaik

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Compound words

Further reading[edit]

  • cowboy in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From English cowboy.

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (definite singular cowboyen, indefinite plural cowboyer, definite plural cowboyene)

  1. a cowboy (most senses)
    cowboyer og indianerecowboys and Indians

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English cowboy.

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (definite singular cowboyen, indefinite plural cowboyar, definite plural cowboyane)

  1. a cowboy (most senses)
    cowboyar og indianararcowboys and Indians

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: cow‧boy

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (plural cowboys)

  1. Alternative spelling of caubói

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (plural cowboy)

  1. cowboy

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cowboy m (plural cowboys)

  1. cowboy

Usage notes[edit]

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.

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cowboy.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cowboy c

  1. cowboy
    Synonym: (humorous) cowboysare

Usage notes[edit]

The plural form could also be cowboys.

Declension[edit]

Declension of cowboy 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative cowboy cowboyen cowboyer cowboyerna
Genitive cowboys cowboyens cowboyers cowboyernas

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