ping-pong

See also: pingpong and ping pong

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

ping-pong (countable and uncountable, plural ping-pongs)

1. Alternative form of ping pong.

Verb

ping-pong (third-person singular simple present ping-pongs, present participle ping-ponging, simple past and past participle ping-ponged)

1. Alternative form of ping pong.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɪŋɡ poŋk]

Noun

ping-pong m inan

1. ping pong, table tennis

   Synonyms: pinec, stolní tenis

Declension

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Finnish

Etymology

From English ping pong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiŋˌpoŋ/, [ˈpiŋˌpo̞ŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification^(key): ping‧pong
• Hyphenation^(key): ping‧pong

Noun

ping-pong (rare)

1. synonym of pöytätennis (ping pong).

   ping-pong-diplomatia ― ping-pong diplomacy

Declension

Inflection of ping-pong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ping-pong	ping-pongit
genitive		ping-pongin	ping-pongien
partitive		ping-pongia	ping-pongeja
illative		ping-pongiin	ping-pongeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ping-pong	ping-pongit
accusative	nom.	ping-pong	ping-pongit
	gen.	ping-pongin
genitive		ping-pongin	ping-pongien
partitive		ping-pongia	ping-pongeja
inessive		ping-pongissa	ping-pongeissa
elative		ping-pongista	ping-pongeista
illative		ping-pongiin	ping-pongeihin
adessive		ping-pongilla	ping-pongeilla
ablative		ping-pongilta	ping-pongeilta
allative		ping-pongille	ping-pongeille
essive		ping-pongina	ping-pongeina
translative		ping-pongiksi	ping-pongeiksi
abessive		ping-pongitta	ping-pongeitta
instructive		—	ping-pongein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ping-pong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ping-pongini ping-pongini accusative nom. ping-pongini ping-pongini gen. ping-pongini genitive ping-pongini ping-pongieni partitive ping-pongiani ping-pongejani inessive ping-pongissani ping-pongeissani elative ping-pongistani ping-pongeistani illative ping-pongiini ping-pongeihini adessive ping-pongillani ping-pongeillani ablative ping-pongiltani ping-pongeiltani allative ping-pongilleni ping-pongeilleni essive ping-ponginani ping-pongeinani translative ping-pongikseni ping-pongeikseni abessive ping-pongittani ping-pongeittani instructive — — comitative — ping-pongeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ping-pongisi ping-pongisi accusative nom. ping-pongisi ping-pongisi gen. ping-pongisi genitive ping-pongisi ping-pongiesi partitive ping-pongiasi ping-pongejasi inessive ping-pongissasi ping-pongeissasi elative ping-pongistasi ping-pongeistasi illative ping-pongiisi ping-pongeihisi adessive ping-pongillasi ping-pongeillasi ablative ping-pongiltasi ping-pongeiltasi allative ping-pongillesi ping-pongeillesi essive ping-ponginasi ping-pongeinasi translative ping-pongiksesi ping-pongeiksesi abessive ping-pongittasi ping-pongeittasi instructive — — comitative — ping-pongeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ping-pongimme ping-pongimme accusative nom. ping-pongimme ping-pongimme gen. ping-pongimme genitive ping-pongimme ping-pongiemme partitive ping-pongiamme ping-pongejamme inessive ping-pongissamme ping-pongeissamme elative ping-pongistamme ping-pongeistamme illative ping-pongiimme ping-pongeihimme adessive ping-pongillamme ping-pongeillamme ablative ping-pongiltamme ping-pongeiltamme allative ping-pongillemme ping-pongeillemme essive ping-ponginamme ping-pongeinamme translative ping-pongiksemme ping-pongeiksemme abessive ping-pongittamme ping-pongeittamme instructive — — comitative — ping-pongeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ping-ponginne ping-ponginne accusative nom. ping-ponginne ping-ponginne gen. ping-ponginne genitive ping-ponginne ping-pongienne partitive ping-pongianne ping-pongejanne inessive ping-pongissanne ping-pongeissanne elative ping-pongistanne ping-pongeistanne illative ping-pongiinne ping-pongeihinne adessive ping-pongillanne ping-pongeillanne ablative ping-pongiltanne ping-pongeiltanne allative ping-pongillenne ping-pongeillenne essive ping-ponginanne ping-pongeinanne translative ping-pongiksenne ping-pongeiksenne abessive ping-pongittanne ping-pongeittanne instructive — — comitative — ping-pongeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ping-ponginsa ping-ponginsa accusative nom. ping-ponginsa ping-ponginsa gen. ping-ponginsa genitive ping-ponginsa ping-pongiensa partitive ping-pongiaan ping-pongiansa ping-pongejaan ping-pongejansa inessive ping-pongissaan ping-pongissansa ping-pongeissaan ping-pongeissansa elative ping-pongistaan ping-pongistansa ping-pongeistaan ping-pongeistansa illative ping-pongiinsa ping-pongeihinsa adessive ping-pongillaan ping-pongillansa ping-pongeillaan ping-pongeillansa ablative ping-pongiltaan ping-pongiltansa ping-pongeiltaan ping-pongeiltansa allative ping-pongilleen ping-pongillensa ping-pongeilleen ping-pongeillensa essive ping-ponginaan ping-ponginansa ping-pongeinaan ping-pongeinansa translative ping-pongikseen ping-pongiksensa ping-pongeikseen ping-pongeiksensa abessive ping-pongittaan ping-pongittansa ping-pongeittaan ping-pongeittansa instructive — — comitative — ping-pongeineen ping-pongeinensa

Derived terms

• pingis

French

Pronunciation

• (Belgium, France, Switzerland) IPA^(key): /piŋ.pɔ̃ɡ/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /piŋ.pɔŋ/

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Noun

ping-pong m (uncountable)

1. ping pong; table tennis

   Synonym: tennis de table

Related terms

• pongiste

Further reading

• “ping-pong”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Noun

ping-pong m (uncountable)

1. alternative spelling of ping pong

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English ping pong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiŋk ˈpɔŋk/

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Noun

ping-pong m inan

1. table tennis, ping pong

   Synonym: tenis stołowy

Declension

Declension of ping-pong

	singular
nominative	ping-pong
genitive	ping-ponga
dative	ping-pongowi
accusative	ping-ponga
instrumental	ping-pongiem
locative	ping-pongu
vocative	ping-pongu

Derived terms

adjective

• pingpongowy

nouns

• pingpongista
• pingpongistka

Further reading

• ping-pong in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ping-pong in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ping-pong or English ping-pong or German Pingpong.

Noun

ping-pong n (uncountable)

1. ping pong

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ping-pong	ping-pongul
genitive-dative	ping-pong	ping-pongului
vocative	ping-pongule

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English ping pong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpimpon/ [ˈpĩm.põn]
• Rhymes: -impon

Noun

ping-pong m (uncountable)

1. ping pong; table tennis

   Synonym: tenis de mesa

Further reading

• “ping-pong”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025