paintball

See also: Paintball

English

Etymology

From paint +‎ ball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

paintball (countable and uncountable, plural paintballs)

1. (uncountable) A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
2. (countable) The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.

Translations

sport

• Finnish: värikuulapeli (fi), värikuulasota, paintti, splättis, paintball (fi)
• German: Paintball (de) m
• Greek: χρωματοσφαίριση f (chromatosfaírisi)
• Hungarian: paintball (hu), festékharc
• Japanese: ペイントボール (peintobōru)
• Polish: paintball (pl) m
• Russian: пейнтбо́л (ru) m (pɛjntból)
• Turkish: boyartop

capsule

• Finnish: värikuula
• Hungarian: festékgolyó, paintballgolyó, festéklövedék, festék (hu)
• Turkish: boyartop

See also

• airsoft
• archery tag
• dart tag
• laser tag
• MilSim
• tagball
• wargames

 

Verb

paintball (third-person singular simple present paintballs, present participle paintballing, simple past and past participle paintballed)

1. To engage in the sport of paintball.
2. To shoot someone using a paintball gun.

Derived terms

• paintballer

Finnish

Etymology

< English paintball

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯ntboːl/, [ˈpe̞i̯n̪t̪bo̞ːl]

Noun

paintball

1. Synonym of värikuulapeli (“paintball”).

Declension

Inflection of paintball (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		paintball	paintballit
genitive		paintballin	paintballien
partitive		paintballia	paintballeja
illative		paintballiin	paintballeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paintball	paintballit
accusative	nom.	paintball	paintballit
	gen.	paintballin
genitive		paintballin	paintballien
partitive		paintballia	paintballeja
inessive		paintballissa	paintballeissa
elative		paintballista	paintballeista
illative		paintballiin	paintballeihin
adessive		paintballilla	paintballeilla
ablative		paintballilta	paintballeilta
allative		paintballille	paintballeille
essive		paintballina	paintballeina
translative		paintballiksi	paintballeiksi
abessive		paintballitta	paintballeitta
instructive		—	paintballein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paintballini paintballini accusative nom. paintballini paintballini gen. paintballini genitive paintballini paintballieni partitive paintballiani paintballejani inessive paintballissani paintballeissani elative paintballistani paintballeistani illative paintballiini paintballeihini adessive paintballillani paintballeillani ablative paintballiltani paintballeiltani allative paintballilleni paintballeilleni essive paintballinani paintballeinani translative paintballikseni paintballeikseni abessive paintballittani paintballeittani instructive — — comitative — paintballeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paintballisi paintballisi accusative nom. paintballisi paintballisi gen. paintballisi genitive paintballisi paintballiesi partitive paintballiasi paintballejasi inessive paintballissasi paintballeissasi elative paintballistasi paintballeistasi illative paintballiisi paintballeihisi adessive paintballillasi paintballeillasi ablative paintballiltasi paintballeiltasi allative paintballillesi paintballeillesi essive paintballinasi paintballeinasi translative paintballiksesi paintballeiksesi abessive paintballittasi paintballeittasi instructive — — comitative — paintballeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paintballimme paintballimme accusative nom. paintballimme paintballimme gen. paintballimme genitive paintballimme paintballiemme partitive paintballiamme paintballejamme inessive paintballissamme paintballeissamme elative paintballistamme paintballeistamme illative paintballiimme paintballeihimme adessive paintballillamme paintballeillamme ablative paintballiltamme paintballeiltamme allative paintballillemme paintballeillemme essive paintballinamme paintballeinamme translative paintballiksemme paintballeiksemme abessive paintballittamme paintballeittamme instructive — — comitative — paintballeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paintballinne paintballinne accusative nom. paintballinne paintballinne gen. paintballinne genitive paintballinne paintballienne partitive paintballianne paintballejanne inessive paintballissanne paintballeissanne elative paintballistanne paintballeistanne illative paintballiinne paintballeihinne adessive paintballillanne paintballeillanne ablative paintballiltanne paintballeiltanne allative paintballillenne paintballeillenne essive paintballinanne paintballeinanne translative paintballiksenne paintballeiksenne abessive paintballittanne paintballeittanne instructive — — comitative — paintballeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paintballinsa paintballinsa accusative nom. paintballinsa paintballinsa gen. paintballinsa genitive paintballinsa paintballiensa partitive paintballiaan paintballiansa paintballejaan paintballejansa inessive paintballissaan paintballissansa paintballeissaan paintballeissansa elative paintballistaan paintballistansa paintballeistaan paintballeistansa illative paintballiinsa paintballeihinsa adessive paintballillaan paintballillansa paintballeillaan paintballeillansa ablative paintballiltaan paintballiltansa paintballeiltaan paintballeiltansa allative paintballilleen paintballillensa paintballeilleen paintballeillensa essive paintballinaan paintballinansa paintballeinaan paintballeinansa translative paintballikseen paintballiksensa paintballeikseen paintballeiksensa abessive paintballittaan paintballittansa paintballeittaan paintballeittansa instructive — — comitative — paintballeineen paintballeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛnt.bɔl/

Noun

paintball m (uncountable)

1. paintball

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English paintball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛjnd.bɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɛjndbɔl
• Syllabification: paint‧ball

Noun

paintball m inan

1. paintball (sport)

Declension

Declension of paintball

	singular
nominative	paintball
genitive	paintballu
dative	paintballowi
accusative	paintball
instrumental	paintballem
locative	paintballu
vocative	paintballu

Derived terms

adjective

• paintballowy

 

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

paintball m (uncountable)

1. paintball

Hypernyms

• deporte de combate

Swedish

Alternative forms

• paintboll (uncommon except for the balls)

Etymology

Borrowed from English paintball. Attested since 1992.

Noun

paintball c

1. paintball (sport)
2. paintball (dye-filled capsule fired in paintball)

Declension

Declension of paintball

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	paintball	paintballs
	definite	paintballen	paintballens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• paintball in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• paintball in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Turkish

Noun

paintball

1. paintball