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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hand-in-cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
handicap (countable and uncountable, plural handicaps)
- Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
- Age is often a handicap.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
- A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
- 1901, “Gleanings”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, number 1, page 31:
- Eventually the elephant and camel were depatched by themselves with two laps start of the bicyclist and horse, the motor car being scratch. It was a sensational race owing to the conduct of the field, but on the handicap the elephant won, bicycle second, motor car third.
- (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
- A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
- (obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
- 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys[2], page 95:
- Here some of us fell to handicap, a sport that I never knew before, which was very good.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
something that prevents, hampers, or hinders
in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed
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disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people
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race
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card game
Verb[edit]
handicap (third-person singular simple present handicaps, present participle handicapping, simple past and past participle handicapped)
- (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
- The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
- To estimate betting odds.
- Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.
Translations[edit]
to encumber
to place at disadvantage
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n)
- disability
- handicap, disadvantage
- (sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
handicap
- (anglicism) handicap (allowance)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | handicap | handicapit | ||
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | ||
partitive | handicapia | handicapeja | ||
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | handicap | handicapit | ||
accusative | nom. | handicap | handicapit | |
gen. | handicapin | |||
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | ||
partitive | handicapia | handicapeja | ||
inessive | handicapissa | handicapeissa | ||
elative | handicapista | handicapeista | ||
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | ||
adessive | handicapilla | handicapeilla | ||
ablative | handicapilta | handicapeilta | ||
allative | handicapille | handicapeille | ||
essive | handicapina | handicapeina | ||
translative | handicapiksi | handicapeiksi | ||
instructive | — | handicapein | ||
abessive | handicapitta | handicapeitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | handicap | handicapit | ||
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | ||
partitive | handicapiä | handicapejä | ||
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | handicap | handicapit | ||
accusative | nom. | handicap | handicapit | |
gen. | handicapin | |||
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | ||
partitive | handicapiä | handicapejä | ||
inessive | handicapissä | handicapeissä | ||
elative | handicapistä | handicapeistä | ||
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | ||
adessive | handicapillä | handicapeillä | ||
ablative | handicapiltä | handicapeiltä | ||
allative | handicapille | handicapeille | ||
essive | handicapinä | handicapeinä | ||
translative | handicapiksi | handicapeiksi | ||
instructive | — | handicapein | ||
abessive | handicapittä | handicapeittä | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.di.kap/
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
handicap m (plural handicaps)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “handicap”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
handicap m (invariable)
- handicap (disability; horserace)
References[edit]
- ^ handicap in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.
Noun[edit]
handicap m (uncountable)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English handicap or French handicap.
Noun[edit]
handicap n (plural handicapuri)
Declension[edit]
Declension of handicap
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) handicap | handicapul | (niște) handicapuri | handicapurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) handicap | handicapului | (unor) handicapuri | handicapurilor |
vocative | handicapule | handicapurilor |
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
handicap m (plural handicaps)
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- Rhymes:Italian/andikap
- Rhymes:Italian/andikap/3 syllables
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