curling

See also: Curling

English

a curling rink

Pronunciation

• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

Noun

curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)

1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.

   curlings of smoke

   a scornful curling of the lip

   • 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:

     Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
     Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
     And your face smooth with ointments […]

2. (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

Coordinate terms

• (sports) rink

Derived terms

sports

• crokicurl
• curling parent
• curling stick
• curling stone
• wheelchair curling

Translations

winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice

• Azerbaijani: körlinq
• Basque: curling
• Bulgarian: къ́рлинг m (kǎ́rling)
• Catalan: cúrling m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冰壺 / 冰壶 (zh) (bīnghú)

• Czech: curling (cs) m
• Danish: curling c
• Dutch: curling (nl) n
• Esperanto: glitŝtonludo
• Estonian: jääkeegel
• Finnish: curling (fi)
• French: curling (fr) m
• Georgian: კერლინგი (ḳerlingi)
• German: Curling (de) n
• Greek: κέρλινγκ (el) n (kérlingk)
• Hungarian: curling (hu)
• Irish: curláil f
• Italian: curling (it) m
• Japanese: カーリング (ja) (kāringu)
• Korean: 컬링 (keolling)
• Latvian: kērlings m
• Lithuanian: akménslydis m, ker̃lingas m
• Macedonian: карлинг m (karling)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: curling m

  Nynorsk: curling m

• Polish: curling (pl) m
• Portuguese: curling (pt) m
• Romanian: curling (ro) n
• Russian: кёрлинг (ru) m (kjórling)
• Scottish Gaelic: crolaidh m
• Slovak: curling m
• Slovene: kêrling m
• Swedish: curling (sv) c
• Turkish: körling (tr)
• Ukrainian: ке́рлінг (uk) m (kérlinh)
• Yiddish: קערלינג (kerling)

Verb

curling

1. present participle and gerund of curl

Basque

Etymology

From English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurlin/ [kur.lĩn]
• Rhymes: -urlin, -in

Noun

curling inan

1. (winter sports) curling

Declension

Declension of curling (inanimate, singular only, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular
absolutive	curling	curling-a
ergative	—	curling-ak
dative	—	curling-ari
genitive	—	curling-aren
comitative	—	curling-arekin
causative	—	curling-arengatik
benefactive	—	curling-arentzat
instrumental	curling-ez	curling-az
inessive	—	curling-ean
locative	—	—
allative	—	—
terminative	—	—
directive	—	—
destinative	—	—
ablative	—	—
partitive	curling-ik	—
prolative	curling-tzat	—

Further reading

• “curling”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Czech

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛrlɪŋk], [ˈkɛːrlɪŋk]
• Hyphenation: cur‧ling

Noun

curling m inan (relational adjective curlingový)

1. (winter sports) curling

Declension

Declension of curling (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	curling	curlingy
genitive	curlingu	curlingů
dative	curlingu	curlingům
accusative	curling	curlingy
vocative	curlingu	curlingy
locative	curlingu	curlinzích
instrumental	curlingem	curlingy

Related terms

• curler m anim

See also

• metaná f

Further reading

• “curling”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “curling” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “curling”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

From English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurliŋ/, [ˈkurliŋ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkøːrliŋ/, [ˈk̟ø̞ːrliŋ]
• Rhymes: -urliŋ
• Hyphenation^(key): cur‧ling

Noun

curling

1. (sports) curling

Declension

Inflection of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		curling	curlingit
genitive		curlingin	curlingien
partitive		curlingia	curlingeja
illative		curlingiin	curlingeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		curling	curlingit
accusative	nom.	curling	curlingit
	gen.	curlingin
genitive		curlingin	curlingien
partitive		curlingia	curlingeja
inessive		curlingissa	curlingeissa
elative		curlingista	curlingeista
illative		curlingiin	curlingeihin
adessive		curlingilla	curlingeilla
ablative		curlingilta	curlingeilta
allative		curlingille	curlingeille
essive		curlingina	curlingeina
translative		curlingiksi	curlingeiksi
abessive		curlingitta	curlingeitta
instructive		—	curlingein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative curlingini curlingini accusative nom. curlingini curlingini gen. curlingini genitive curlingini curlingieni partitive curlingiani curlingejani inessive curlingissani curlingeissani elative curlingistani curlingeistani illative curlingiini curlingeihini adessive curlingillani curlingeillani ablative curlingiltani curlingeiltani allative curlingilleni curlingeilleni essive curlinginani curlingeinani translative curlingikseni curlingeikseni abessive curlingittani curlingeittani instructive — — comitative — curlingeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative curlingisi curlingisi accusative nom. curlingisi curlingisi gen. curlingisi genitive curlingisi curlingiesi partitive curlingiasi curlingejasi inessive curlingissasi curlingeissasi elative curlingistasi curlingeistasi illative curlingiisi curlingeihisi adessive curlingillasi curlingeillasi ablative curlingiltasi curlingeiltasi allative curlingillesi curlingeillesi essive curlinginasi curlingeinasi translative curlingiksesi curlingeiksesi abessive curlingittasi curlingeittasi instructive — — comitative — curlingeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative curlingimme curlingimme accusative nom. curlingimme curlingimme gen. curlingimme genitive curlingimme curlingiemme partitive curlingiamme curlingejamme inessive curlingissamme curlingeissamme elative curlingistamme curlingeistamme illative curlingiimme curlingeihimme adessive curlingillamme curlingeillamme ablative curlingiltamme curlingeiltamme allative curlingillemme curlingeillemme essive curlinginamme curlingeinamme translative curlingiksemme curlingeiksemme abessive curlingittamme curlingeittamme instructive — — comitative — curlingeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative curlinginne curlinginne accusative nom. curlinginne curlinginne gen. curlinginne genitive curlinginne curlingienne partitive curlingianne curlingejanne inessive curlingissanne curlingeissanne elative curlingistanne curlingeistanne illative curlingiinne curlingeihinne adessive curlingillanne curlingeillanne ablative curlingiltanne curlingeiltanne allative curlingillenne curlingeillenne essive curlinginanne curlingeinanne translative curlingiksenne curlingeiksenne abessive curlingittanne curlingeittanne instructive — — comitative — curlingeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative curlinginsa curlinginsa accusative nom. curlinginsa curlinginsa gen. curlinginsa genitive curlinginsa curlingiensa partitive curlingiaan curlingiansa curlingejaan curlingejansa inessive curlingissaan curlingissansa curlingeissaan curlingeissansa elative curlingistaan curlingistansa curlingeistaan curlingeistansa illative curlingiinsa curlingeihinsa adessive curlingillaan curlingillansa curlingeillaan curlingeillansa ablative curlingiltaan curlingiltansa curlingeiltaan curlingeiltansa allative curlingilleen curlingillensa curlingeilleen curlingeillensa essive curlinginaan curlinginansa curlingeinaan curlingeinansa translative curlingikseen curlingiksensa curlingeikseen curlingeiksensa abessive curlingittaan curlingittansa curlingeittaan curlingeittansa instructive — — comitative — curlingeineen curlingeinensa

Synonyms

• (sport): kurlaus (informal), jääkurra (rare)

Derived terms

• alppicurling
• kurlata
• pyörätuolicurling

Further reading

• “curling”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœʁ.liŋ/

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

1. curling

Derived terms

• curling en fauteuil roulant

Related terms

• curleur
• curleuse

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛr.liŋk/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrliŋk
• Syllabification: cur‧ling

Noun

curling m inan

1. (sports) curling (sport)

Declension

Declension of curling

	singular
nominative	curling
genitive	curlingu
dative	curlingowi
accusative	curling
instrumental	curlingiem
locative	curlingu
vocative	curlingu

Derived terms

adjective

• curlingowy

Further reading

• curling in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• curling in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐɾ.lĩ.ɡɨ/

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

1. curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling or French curling.

Noun

curling n (uncountable)

1. (sports) curling

Declension

Declension of curling

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	curling	curlingul
genitive-dative	curling	curlingului
vocative	curlingule

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Noun

curling c (uncountable)

1. curling

Declension

Declension of curling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	curling	curlings
	definite	curlingen	curlingens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—