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backgammon

See also: Backgammon

English edit

Etymology edit

Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: ʹbăkgămən, IPA(key): /ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun edit

 
A backgammon board shown in starting position.

backgammon (countable and uncountable, plural backgammons)

  1. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
    • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 90:
      "I have borrowed Mrs. Palmer's backgammon-board," said Isabella, whose notion of an elderly gentleman's amusements of an evening was derived from what she had seen Mr. Palmer do.
  2. (backgammon) A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.

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Verb edit

backgammon (third-person singular simple present backgammons, present participle backgammoning, simple past and past participle backgammoned)

  1. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.

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Asturian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English backgammon.

Noun edit

backgammon m (uncountable)

  1. backgammon (board game)

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From English backgammon.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækɡɑm(ː)on/, [ˈbækɡɑ̝m(ː)o̞n]
  • Syllabification(key): back‧gam‧mon

Noun edit

backgammon

  1. backgammon

Declension edit

Inflection of backgammon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative backgammon backgammonit
genitive backgammonin backgammonien
backgammoneiden
backgammoneitten
partitive backgammonia backgammoneita
backgammoneja
illative backgammoniin backgammoneihin
singular plural
nominative backgammon backgammonit
accusative nom. backgammon backgammonit
gen. backgammonin
genitive backgammonin backgammonien
backgammoneiden
backgammoneitten
partitive backgammonia backgammoneita
backgammoneja
inessive backgammonissa backgammoneissa
elative backgammonista backgammoneista
illative backgammoniin backgammoneihin
adessive backgammonilla backgammoneilla
ablative backgammonilta backgammoneilta
allative backgammonille backgammoneille
essive backgammonina backgammoneina
translative backgammoniksi backgammoneiksi
abessive backgammonitta backgammoneitta
instructive — backgammonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of backgammon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative backgammonini backgammonini
accusative nom. backgammonini backgammonini
gen. backgammonini
genitive backgammonini backgammonieni
backgammoneideni
backgammoneitteni
partitive backgammoniani backgammoneitani
backgammonejani
inessive backgammonissani backgammoneissani
elative backgammonistani backgammoneistani
illative backgammoniini backgammoneihini
adessive backgammonillani backgammoneillani
ablative backgammoniltani backgammoneiltani
allative backgammonilleni backgammoneilleni
essive backgammoninani backgammoneinani
translative backgammonikseni backgammoneikseni
abessive backgammonittani backgammoneittani
instructive — —
comitative — backgammoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative backgammonisi backgammonisi
accusative nom. backgammonisi backgammonisi
gen. backgammonisi
genitive backgammonisi backgammoniesi
backgammoneidesi
backgammoneittesi
partitive backgammoniasi backgammoneitasi
backgammonejasi
inessive backgammonissasi backgammoneissasi
elative backgammonistasi backgammoneistasi
illative backgammoniisi backgammoneihisi
adessive backgammonillasi backgammoneillasi
ablative backgammoniltasi backgammoneiltasi
allative backgammonillesi backgammoneillesi
essive backgammoninasi backgammoneinasi
translative backgammoniksesi backgammoneiksesi
abessive backgammonittasi backgammoneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — backgammoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative backgammonimme backgammonimme
accusative nom. backgammonimme backgammonimme
gen. backgammonimme
genitive backgammonimme backgammoniemme
backgammoneidemme
backgammoneittemme
partitive backgammoniamme backgammoneitamme
backgammonejamme
inessive backgammonissamme backgammoneissamme
elative backgammonistamme backgammoneistamme
illative backgammoniimme backgammoneihimme
adessive backgammonillamme backgammoneillamme
ablative backgammoniltamme backgammoneiltamme
allative backgammonillemme backgammoneillemme
essive backgammoninamme backgammoneinamme
translative backgammoniksemme backgammoneiksemme
abessive backgammonittamme backgammoneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — backgammoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative backgammoninne backgammoninne
accusative nom. backgammoninne backgammoninne
gen. backgammoninne
genitive backgammoninne backgammonienne
backgammoneidenne
backgammoneittenne
partitive backgammonianne backgammoneitanne
backgammonejanne
inessive backgammonissanne backgammoneissanne
elative backgammonistanne backgammoneistanne
illative backgammoniinne backgammoneihinne
adessive backgammonillanne backgammoneillanne
ablative backgammoniltanne backgammoneiltanne
allative backgammonillenne backgammoneillenne
essive backgammoninanne backgammoneinanne
translative backgammoniksenne backgammoneiksenne
abessive backgammonittanne backgammoneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — backgammoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative backgammoninsa backgammoninsa
accusative nom. backgammoninsa backgammoninsa
gen. backgammoninsa
genitive backgammoninsa backgammoniensa
backgammoneidensa
backgammoneittensa
partitive backgammoniaan
backgammoniansa 		backgammoneitaan
backgammonejaan
backgammoneitansa
backgammonejansa
inessive backgammonissaan
backgammonissansa 		backgammoneissaan
backgammoneissansa
elative backgammonistaan
backgammonistansa 		backgammoneistaan
backgammoneistansa
illative backgammoniinsa backgammoneihinsa
adessive backgammonillaan
backgammonillansa 		backgammoneillaan
backgammoneillansa
ablative backgammoniltaan
backgammoniltansa 		backgammoneiltaan
backgammoneiltansa
allative backgammonilleen
backgammonillensa 		backgammoneilleen
backgammoneillensa
essive backgammoninaan
backgammoninansa 		backgammoneinaan
backgammoneinansa
translative backgammonikseen
backgammoniksensa 		backgammoneikseen
backgammoneiksensa
abessive backgammonittaan
backgammonittansa 		backgammoneittaan
backgammoneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — backgammoneineen
backgammoneinensa

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English backgammon.

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Noun edit

backgammon m (uncountable)

  1. backgammon

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English backgammon.

Noun edit

backgammon m (uncountable)

  1. backgammon
    Synonyms: tric trac, tavola reale

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English backgammon.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baɡˈɡamon/ [baɣ̞ˈɣ̞a.mõn]
  • Rhymes: -amon
  • Syllabification: back‧gam‧mon

Noun edit

backgammon m (uncountable)

  1. backgammon
    Synonyms: chanchullo, chaquete, tablas reales

Usage notes edit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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