sporty

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂

Proto-Italic *portā

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Proto-Italic *portāō

Latin portāre

Old French porter

Anglo-Norman desporterbor.

Middle English disporten

Middle English sporten

English sport

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English sporty

From sport + -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspɔɹti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈspɔːti/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈspo(ː)ɹti/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈspoəti/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ti

Adjective

sporty (comparative sportier, superlative sportiest)

1. Fond of sports.

   He's perfect for me, as he's both studious and sporty.

   • 2020, Shalini Vallepur, I Can Be Sporty: Amazing Athletes Who Pushed the Boundaries, page 4:

     Sporty people all over the world spend their lives training to compete in competitions such as the Olympic Games.

2. Suitable for use in sport.

   a sporty tennis outfit

3. stylish with a fun, bold, vibrant quality or appearance.

   My new car looks sporty but is actually very practical.

   • 2007, B. Lorraine Jones, Charles Augustus: A Boy's Will to Survive, page 29:

     His hat sat at a rakish angle giving him a sporty appearance.

   • 2011, Carole Jackson, Color Me Beautiful, page 38:

     Your palette contains sporty colors, dressy colors, neutrals, basics, and bright accent colors.

   • 2014, Sarah Richardson, Sarah Style, page 262:

     While you may never embrace my idea of applying paisley punch to your ceiling, you might want to wake up your walls with sporty stripes.

   • 2015, T. L. Keller, The Total Novice’s Guide To UFOs: What You Need To Know:

     A form or design of a UFO that has a sleek or sporty appearance as in the type of UFO described in detail by Bob Lazar.

   • 2019, Elaine Boylan, Stephanie Lightbown, How to Pass Higher Art & Design:

     The simple style of numbers and symbols on the face contributes to the modern, streamlined sporty appearance.

   • 2021, Nina Mingya Powles, Small Bodies of Water:

     It's black with a sporty pattern of lilac stripes down the sides.

Derived terms

• sportily
• sportiness
• sporty luxe
• unsporty

Related terms

• sportish

Translations

fond of sports

• Belarusian: спарты́ўны (spartýwny), спарто́вы (spartóvy)
• Bulgarian: спортен (sporten)
• Czech: sportovní (cs)
• Dutch: sportief (nl)
• Esperanto: sportema
• Finnish: urheilullinen (fi), sporttihenkinen
• French: sportif (fr)
• German: sportlich (de)
• Icelandic: sportlegur
• Italian: sportivo (it)
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• Latvian: sportisks
• Macedonian: спортски (sportski)
• Polish: sportowy (pl), wysportowany (pl)
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• Russian: спо́ртивный (ru) (spórtivnyj)
• Slovak: športový
• Slovene: športen
• Spanish: deportivo (es)
• Swedish: sportig (sv)
• Ukrainian: спорти́вний (sportývnyj)

flashy in appearance

• Bulgarian: показен (bg) (pokazen), демонстративен (bg) (demonstrativen)
• Dutch: sportief (nl)
• Finnish: urheilullinen (fi), sporttinen (fi)
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• German: sportlich (de)
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• Polish: okazały (pl)
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• Swedish: sportig (sv)

Anagrams

• prosty

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔrtɨ/

Noun

sporty

1. nominative/accusative plural of sport

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔr.tɘ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrtɘ
• Syllabification: spor‧ty

Noun

sporty

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sport