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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
backgammon (uncountable)
- A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
- (backgammon) A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
board game
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Verb[edit]
backgammon (third-person singular simple present backgammons, present participle backgammoning, simple past and past participle backgammoned)
- To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
Further reading[edit]
backgammon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English backgammon.
Noun[edit]
backgammon m (uncountable)
- backgammon (board game)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English backgammon.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbækɡɑmːon/, [ˈbækɡɑ̝mːo̞n], IPA(key): /ˈbækɡɑmon/, [ˈbækɡɑ̝mo̞n]
- Hyphenation: back‧gam‧mon
Noun[edit]
backgammon
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of backgammon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | backgammon | backgammonit | |
| genitive | backgammonin | backgammonien backgammoneiden backgammoneitten | |
| partitive | backgammonia | backgammoneita backgammoneja | |
| illative | backgammoniin | backgammoneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | backgammon | backgammonit | |
| accusative | nom. | backgammon | backgammonit |
| gen. | backgammonin | ||
| genitive | backgammonin | backgammonien backgammoneiden backgammoneitten | |
| partitive | backgammonia | backgammoneita backgammoneja | |
| inessive | backgammonissa | backgammoneissa | |
| elative | backgammonista | backgammoneista | |
| illative | backgammoniin | backgammoneihin | |
| adessive | backgammonilla | backgammoneilla | |
| ablative | backgammonilta | backgammoneilta | |
| allative | backgammonille | backgammoneille | |
| essive | backgammonina | backgammoneina | |
| translative | backgammoniksi | backgammoneiksi | |
| instructive | — | backgammonein | |
| abessive | backgammonitta | backgammoneitta | |
| comitative | — | backgammoneineen | |
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English backgammon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
backgammon m (uncountable)
See also[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English backgammon.
Noun[edit]
backgammon m (invariable)
Synonyms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
backgammon m (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
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