derby

See also Derby

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bi/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bi
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɝ.bi/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)bi

Noun

Wikipedia derby (plural derbies)

1. Any of several annual horseraces.
2. By extension, any organized race.
3. (US) A bowler hat
4. (sports) A local derby
   • 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, BBC Sport:

     Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.

Translations

horserace

Bulgarian: конно надбягване (bg) Finnish: hevoskilpailu (fi), ajot (fi) pl.

German: Derby (de) n. Italian: corsa di cavalli (it)

any organized race

Finnish: kilpailu (fi)

Italian: competizione (it) f., gara (it) f., partita (it) f.

bowler hat

Bulgarian: бомбе (bg) n. Finnish: knalli (fi)

Italian: bombetta (it) f.

Derived terms

• demolition derby
• local derby
• roller derby

Anagrams

• DBEYR

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French

Etymology

From English

Noun

derby m. (plural derbys)

1. derby (horse race)
2. derby (local derby)

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

derby m. inv.

1. derby (horse race; sports event between local rivals)

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Swedish

Noun

derby n.

1. local derby

Declension

Declension of derby

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	derby	derbyt	derbyn	derbyna
genitive	derbys	derbyts	derbyns	derbynas