derby
See also: Derby
English
Etymology
From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bi
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Noun
derby (plural derbies)
- Any of several annual horse races.
- (by extension) Any organized race.
- a donkey derby
- (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.
- 1906, O. Henry, The Green Door
- (sports) A local derby.
- 2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → German: Derby
Translations
horse race
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any organized race
bowler hat — see bowler hat
local derby — see local derby
Further reading
derby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
derby (horse race) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
derby m (plural derbys)
Further reading
- “derby”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Noun
derby m (uncountable)
- derby (horse race; sports event between local rivals)
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
derby n
Declension
Declension of derby | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | derby | derbyt | derbyn | derbyna |
Genitive | derbys | derbyts | derbyns | derbynas |
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