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Etymology 1

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Hobby

Singular hobby

Plural hobbies

hobby (plural hobbies)

  1. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
    I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.
  2. (horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
activity done for enjoyment in spare time
  • Arabic: هواية ar(ar) (hiwáya) f.
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 愛好 cmn(cmn), 爱好 cmn(cmn) (àihào), 嗜好 cmn(cmn) (shìhào)
  • Croatian: hobi hr(hr) m.
  • Czech: koníček cs(cs) m., hobby cs(cs) n.
  • Danish: hobby da(da) n.
  • Dutch: hobby f., vrijetijdsbesteding f.
  • Esperanto: ŝatokupo eo(eo), hobio eo(eo)
  • Finnish: harrastus fi(fi)
  • French: passe-temps fr(fr) m., hobby fr(fr) m.
  • Georgian: აჩემებული რამ (ačemebuli ram)
  • German: Hobby de(de) n., Steckenpferd de(de) n.
  • Greek: χόμπυ (khóbi) n., χόμπι (khóbi) n.; πάρεργο (párergo) n.
  • Hebrew: תחביב (tachviv)
  • Indonesian: hobbi, kegemaran
  • Interlingua: hobby, passatempore
  • Italian: hobby it(it) m.
  • Japanese: 趣味 ja(ja) (しゅみ, shumi)
  • Khmer: (jom-nohl-jeut)
  • Korean: 취미 (chwimi)
  • Polish: hobby pl(pl)
  • Portuguese: passatempo m., hobby m.
  • Russian: хобби ru(ru) (xóbbi) n., увлечение ru(ru) (uvlečénije) n., (favourite topic) конёк ru(ru) (konjók)
  • Spanish: pasatiempo es(es) m., hobby es(es) m., afición es(es) f.
  • Swedish: hobby sv(sv)
  • Thai: งานอดิเรก (nganŏŏdirêêk)
  • Turkish: hobi tr(tr), merak tr(tr)
  • Volapük: löfäl

Etymology 2

Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Hobby_(bird)

Wikipedia

Singular hobby

Plural hobbies

hobby (plural hobbies)

  1. Any of four species of small birds of prey in the genus Falco.
    The hobby was once a favored bird for the sport of falconry.
    A hobby flew overhead
Derived terms
Translations
Falco subbuteo
  • Polish: kobuz pl(pl) m.
  • Russian: чеглок /čeglók/ m.
  • Spanish: alcotán m.

Czech

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on: Hobby

Wikipedia da

Noun

hobby c. (singular definite hobbyen, plural indefinite hobbyer)

  1. hobby (activity)

Synonyms

Inflection

Inflection of “hobby”
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative hobby hobbyen hobbyer hobbyerne
genitive hobbys hobbyens hobbyers hobbyernes

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

hobby m. (plural hobby's)

  1. hobby (activity)

Finnish

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Declension

Declension of hobby (type valo)
singular plural
nominative hobby hobbyt
genitive hobbyn hobbyjen
partitive hobbya hobbyja
accusative hobby hobbyn hobbyt
inessive hobbyssa hobbyissa
elative hobbysta hobbyista
illative hobbyyn hobbyihin
adessive hobbylla hobbyilla
ablative hobbylta hobbyilta
allative hobbylle hobbyille
essive hobbyna hobbyina
translative hobbyksi hobbyiksi
instructive hobbyin
abessive hobbytta hobbyitta
comitative hobbyineen

Synonyms


Interlingua

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Italian

Noun

hobby m. inv.

  1. hobby (activity)
  2. (in plural) hobbies

Related terms


Polish

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

Portuguese

Noun

hobby m. (plural hobbies)

  1. hobby (activity)

Spanish

Noun

hobby m.

  1. hobby (activity)

Swedish

Noun

hobby

  1. hobby (activity)

 

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