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hippodrome en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor. Latin hippodromoslbor. French hippodromebor. English hippodrome Borrowed from French hippodrome, a learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “street”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.

Meanings

  1. A horse racing course.
  2. (US, slang) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
  3. (archaic) A circus with equestrian performances.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hippodromes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hippodromic · hippodromist

Hypernyms

racecourse · racetrack

Translations (82)

de Hippodrom (horse racing course) · fa کرند (horse racing course) · sk hipodróm (horse racing course) · ru ипподро́м (horse racing course) · syc ܐܝܦܘܕܪܡܘܢ (horse racing course) · nl renbaan (horse racing course) · syc ܐܝܦܘܕܪܘܡܘܢ (horse racing course) · pl hipodrom (horse racing course) · syc ܐܣܦܪܝܣܐ (horse racing course) · id pacuan kuda (horse racing course) · pt hipódromo (horse racing course) · fa اسپریس (horse racing course) · tg аспрес (horse racing course) · he הִיפּוֹדְרוֹם (horse racing course) · sv hippodrom (horse racing course) · sv galoppbana (horse racing course) · nl hippodroom (horse racing course) · syc ܐܦܕܪܡܘܣ (horse racing course) · be іпадро́м (horse racing course) · hi घुड़दौड़ का मैदान (horse racing course) · az cıdır meydanı (horse racing course) · id hipodrom (horse racing course) · de Pferderennbahn (horse racing course) · bg хиподру́м (horse racing course) · uz otchopar (horse racing course) · uk іподро́м (horse racing course) · sl hipodrom (horse racing course) · fr hippodrome (horse racing course) · ar مِضْمَار الْخَيْل (horse racing course) · ang horshūs (horse racing course) · sh хи̏подром (horse racing course) · sq hipodrom (horse racing course) · sh hȉpodrom (horse racing course) · ca hipòdrom (horse racing course) · hu hippodrom (horse racing course) · fi hippodromi (horse racing course) · syc ܒܝܬ ܪܗܛܐ (horse racing course) · ar هِيبُودْرُوم (horse racing course) · it ippodromo (horse racing course) · eo hipodromo (horse racing course) · gl hipódromo (horse racing course) · ja 競馬場 (horse racing course) · tr hipodrom (horse racing course) · fi laukkarata (horse racing course) · fa هیپودروم (horse racing course) · ka იპოდრომი (horse racing course) · hu lóversenypálya (horse racing course) · kk ипподром (horse racing course) · syc ܚܘܕܪܐ (horse racing course) · ro hipodrom (horse racing course) · uz ippodrom (horse racing course) · syc ܐܝܦܕܪܡܘܢ (horse racing course) · ur گھڑ دوڑ کا میدان (horse racing course) · ur ہپوڈروم (horse racing course) · th ฮิปโปโดรม (horse racing course) · vi trường đua ngựa (horse racing course) · et hipodroom (horse racing course) · az hipodrom (horse racing course) · lt hipodromas (horse racing course) · fi ravirata (horse racing course) · da hippodrom (horse racing course) · es hipódromo (horse racing course) · cmn 賽馬場 /赛马场 (horse racing course) · grc ἱππόδρομος (horse racing course) · ar مَيْدَان سِبَاق الْخَيْل (horse racing course) · cmn 競技場 /竞技场 (horse racing course) · hy ասպարեզ (horse racing course) · cs hippodrom (horse racing course) · ast hipódromu (horse racing course) · ky ипподром (horse racing course) · tl ipodromo (horse racing course) · tg ипподром (horse racing course) · lv hipodroms (horse racing course) · nb hippodrom (horse racing course) · ko 경마장 (horse racing course) · el ιπποδρόμιο (horse racing course) · mk хиподром (horse racing course) · es almidana (horse racing course) · ms hippodrom (horse racing course) · hy ձիարշավարան (horse racing course) · oc ipodròme (horse racing course) · oc ipodròm (horse racing course)

hippodrome en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor. Latin hippodromoslbor. French hippodromebor. English hippodrome Borrowed from French hippodrome, a learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “street”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.

Meanings

  1. (US, especially, slang) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hippodromed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hippodromed Tense=Past lexicographic
hippodroming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hippodromes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

-drome · hippo-