softball
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English[edit]


Etymology[edit]
1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.
Noun[edit]
softball (countable and uncountable, plural softballs)
- A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
- The ball used to play the sport.
- (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
game
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ball
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See also[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
softball
Declension[edit]
Inflection of softball (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | softball | softballit | |
genitive | softballin | softballien | |
partitive | softballia | softballeja | |
illative | softballiin | softballeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | softball | softballit | |
accusative | nom. | softball | softballit |
gen. | softballin | ||
genitive | softballin | softballien | |
partitive | softballia | softballeja | |
inessive | softballissa | softballeissa | |
elative | softballista | softballeista | |
illative | softballiin | softballeihin | |
adessive | softballilla | softballeilla | |
ablative | softballilta | softballeilta | |
allative | softballille | softballeille | |
essive | softballina | softballeina | |
translative | softballiksi | softballeiksi | |
instructive | — | softballein | |
abessive | softballitta | softballeitta | |
comitative | — | softballeineen |
Possessive forms of softball (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | softballini | softballimme |
2nd person | softballisi | softballinne |
3rd person | softballinsa |
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
softball m (uncountable)
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Noun[edit]
softball m (uncountable)
- softball (a sport similar to baseball)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
softball m (uncountable)
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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