lacrosse

See also: Lacrosse

English

Alternative forms

• lax (informal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ləˈkɹɒs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ləˈkɹɔs/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ləˈkɹɑs/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

lacrosse (uncountable)

1. (sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.

Derived terms

• box lacrosse
• field lacrosse
• FIL
• indoor lacrosse
• lacrosse ball
• lacrosse helmet
• lacrosse player
• lacrosse stick

Translations

sport

• Arabic: لَاكْرُوس (lākrūs)
• Azerbaijani: lakros
• Bulgarian: лакро́с m (lakrós)
• Catalan: lacrosse (ca) m
• Cayuga: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長曲棍球 / 长曲棍球 (chángqūgùnqiú)

• Czech: lakros m
• Danish: lacrosse
• Dutch: lacrosse (nl)
• Esperanto: kanada bastonludo
• Estonian: kahvpall, lakross
• Finnish: lacrosse (fi), haavipallo (fi)
• French: crosse (fr) f, lacrosse (fr) m
• German: Lacrosse (de) n
• Greek: λακρός (lakrós)
• Hungarian: lacrosse (hu)
• Irish: crosógaíocht f
• Italian: lacrosse m
• Japanese: ラクロス (ja) (rakurosu)
• Korean: 라크로스 (ko) (rakeuroseu)
• Mohawk: tewa'á:raton
• Norwegian: lacrosse m
• Oneida: please add this translation if you can
• Onondaga: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: lacrosse (pl)
• Portuguese: lacrosse
• Russian: лакро́сс (ru) m (lakróss)
• Scottish Gaelic: lacrosse
• Seneca: dewá’ä:ö’
• Serbo-Croatian: lakros m
• Spanish: lacrosse, intercross m, vilorta f
• Swedish: lacrosse
• Tagalog: lakros
• Turkish: lakros (tr)
• Ukrainian: лакро́сс m (lakróss)
• Vietnamese: bóng vợt

Anagrams

• Alcosers, escolars, solacers

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ləˈkɾɔs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [laˈkɾɔs]

Noun

lacrosse m (uncountable)

1. (sports) lacrosse

References

• lacrosse on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Noun

lacrosse

1. (sports) lacrosse

References

• lacrosse on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: la‧cros‧se

Noun

lacrosse n (uncountable)

1. (sports) lacrosse

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑkros/, [ˈlɑ̝kro̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑkros

Noun

lacrosse

1. (sports) lacrosse

Declension

Inflection of lacrosse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		lacrosse	lacrosset
genitive		lacrossen	lacrossejen
partitive		lacrossea	lacrosseja
illative		lacrosseen	lacrosseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lacrosse	lacrosset
accusative	nom.	lacrosse	lacrosset
	gen.	lacrossen
genitive		lacrossen	lacrossejen lacrossein rare
partitive		lacrossea	lacrosseja
inessive		lacrossessa	lacrosseissa
elative		lacrossesta	lacrosseista
illative		lacrosseen	lacrosseihin
adessive		lacrossella	lacrosseilla
ablative		lacrosselta	lacrosseilta
allative		lacrosselle	lacrosseille
essive		lacrossena	lacrosseina
translative		lacrosseksi	lacrosseiksi
abessive		lacrossetta	lacrosseitta
instructive		—	lacrossein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lacrosse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lacrosseni lacrosseni accusative nom. lacrosseni lacrosseni gen. lacrosseni genitive lacrosseni lacrossejeni lacrosseini rare partitive lacrosseani lacrossejani inessive lacrossessani lacrosseissani elative lacrossestani lacrosseistani illative lacrosseeni lacrosseihini adessive lacrossellani lacrosseillani ablative lacrosseltani lacrosseiltani allative lacrosselleni lacrosseilleni essive lacrossenani lacrosseinani translative lacrossekseni lacrosseikseni abessive lacrossettani lacrosseittani instructive — — comitative — lacrosseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lacrossesi lacrossesi accusative nom. lacrossesi lacrossesi gen. lacrossesi genitive lacrossesi lacrossejesi lacrosseisi rare partitive lacrosseasi lacrossejasi inessive lacrossessasi lacrosseissasi elative lacrossestasi lacrosseistasi illative lacrosseesi lacrosseihisi adessive lacrossellasi lacrosseillasi ablative lacrosseltasi lacrosseiltasi allative lacrossellesi lacrosseillesi essive lacrossenasi lacrosseinasi translative lacrosseksesi lacrosseiksesi abessive lacrossettasi lacrosseittasi instructive — — comitative — lacrosseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lacrossemme lacrossemme accusative nom. lacrossemme lacrossemme gen. lacrossemme genitive lacrossemme lacrossejemme lacrosseimme rare partitive lacrosseamme lacrossejamme inessive lacrossessamme lacrosseissamme elative lacrossestamme lacrosseistamme illative lacrosseemme lacrosseihimme adessive lacrossellamme lacrosseillamme ablative lacrosseltamme lacrosseiltamme allative lacrossellemme lacrosseillemme essive lacrossenamme lacrosseinamme translative lacrosseksemme lacrosseiksemme abessive lacrossettamme lacrosseittamme instructive — — comitative — lacrosseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lacrossenne lacrossenne accusative nom. lacrossenne lacrossenne gen. lacrossenne genitive lacrossenne lacrossejenne lacrosseinne rare partitive lacrosseanne lacrossejanne inessive lacrossessanne lacrosseissanne elative lacrossestanne lacrosseistanne illative lacrosseenne lacrosseihinne adessive lacrossellanne lacrosseillanne ablative lacrosseltanne lacrosseiltanne allative lacrossellenne lacrosseillenne essive lacrossenanne lacrosseinanne translative lacrosseksenne lacrosseiksenne abessive lacrossettanne lacrosseittanne instructive — — comitative — lacrosseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lacrossensa lacrossensa accusative nom. lacrossensa lacrossensa gen. lacrossensa genitive lacrossensa lacrossejensa lacrosseinsa rare partitive lacrosseaan lacrosseansa lacrossejaan lacrossejansa inessive lacrossessaan lacrossessansa lacrosseissaan lacrosseissansa elative lacrossestaan lacrossestansa lacrosseistaan lacrosseistansa illative lacrosseensa lacrosseihinsa adessive lacrossellaan lacrossellansa lacrosseillaan lacrosseillansa ablative lacrosseltaan lacrosseltansa lacrosseiltaan lacrosseiltansa allative lacrosselleen lacrossellensa lacrosseilleen lacrosseillensa essive lacrossenaan lacrossenansa lacrosseinaan lacrosseinansa translative lacrossekseen lacrosseksensa lacrosseikseen lacrosseiksensa abessive lacrossettaan lacrossettansa lacrosseittaan lacrosseittansa instructive — — comitative — lacrosseineen lacrosseinensa

Synonyms

• haavipallo

Further reading

• “lacrosse”, 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

From la +‎ crosse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.kʁɔs/

Noun

lacrosse m (uncountable)

1. (sports) lacrosse; Synonym of crosse f

   Synonym: crosse f

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English lacrosse, from Canadian French crosse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈkrɔs/^*
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Noun

lacrosse m (uncountable)

1. (sports) lacrosse

Further reading

• lacrosse in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• lacrosse on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• classerò, sclerosa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑˈkrɔs/
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Noun

lacrosse m

1. (sports) lacrosse

References

• lacrosse on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^no

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Noun

lacrosse m

1. (sports) lacrosse

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈkrɔs/
• Rhymes: -ɔs
• Syllabification: la‧crosse

Noun

lacrosse n (indeclinable)

1. (sports) lacrosse

Further reading

• lacrosse in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Noun

lacrosse m (uncountable)

1. (sports) lacrosse

References

• lacrosse on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Noun

lacrosse ?

1. lacrosse

References

• lacrosse on the Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gd

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈkɾos/ [laˈkɾos]
• Rhymes: -os

Noun

lacrosse m (uncountable)

1. (sports) lacrosse

References

• lacrosse on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).

Noun

lacrosse c

1. (sports) lacrosse

Declension

Declension of lacrosse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lacrosse	lacrosses
	definite	lacrossen	lacrossens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• lacrosse on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sv