badminton

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see also: Badminton

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Etymology

Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/

Noun

badminton

1. (uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
2. (countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar and soda water.

Synonyms

• (sport) badders

Translations

• French: badminton
• German: Badminton, Federball
• Italian: badminton
• Portuguese: badminton, badmínton
• Russian: бадминто́н
• Spanish: bádminton

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Badminton

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Etymology

The place name is from Old English Badimyncgtun, from the personal name *Bad (possibly also found in Frankish Badon) + helm + -ing + -tun.

Proper noun

1. A small village/and/cpar in South Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8082).
2. A wcomm in the Glyncoed.

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