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Badminton

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English

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Etymology

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The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun (estate of (a man called) Baduhelm), from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.[1]

Proper noun

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Badminton

  1. A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082). [2]
  2. A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales. [3]

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mills, D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, p. 29
  2. ^ Parish map (Gloucestershire)
  3. ^ Community map (Blaenau Gwent)

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

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Borrowed from English badminton.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Badminton n (strong, genitive Badmintons, no plural)

  1. (sports) badminton

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Badminton” in Duden online
  • Badminton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Luxembourgish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lb

Etymology

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From English badminton.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbætminten/, [ˈbædmintən]

Noun

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Badminton m (uncountable)

  1. badminton