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(ɹ)bi

Noun

Wikipedia derby (plural derbies)

1. Any of several annual horseraces.
2. By extension, any organized race.
3. (US) A bowler hat
   • 1906, O. Henry, The Green Door

     He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.

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) (konno nadbjagvane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 打吡 (cmn) (dǎbǐ), 德比 (cmn) (débǐ)

• Finnish: hevoskilpailu (fi), ajot (fi) pl
• German: Derby (de) n

• Italian: corsa di cavalli (it)
• Japanese: ダービー (ja) (dābī)
• Macedonian: коњичка трка (mk) (kónjička t'rka) f
• Russian: дерби (ru) (dɛ́rbi) n (indeclinable)

any organized race

• Finnish: kilpailu (fi)

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

bowler hat — see bowler hat

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 (invariable)

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