playboy

See also: play-boy and Playboy

English

Etymology

From play +‎ boy.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/
    • Audio (Berkshire, UK)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/
  • Hyphenation: play‧boy

Noun

playboy (plural playboys)

  1. A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

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Finnish

Etymology

From English playboy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplei̯boi̯/, [ˈple̞i̯bo̞i̯]

Noun

playboy

  1. playboy

Declension
Inflection of playboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative playboy playboyt
genitive playboyn playboyiden
playboyitten
partitive playboyta playboyita
illative playboyhin
playboyhyn		 playboyihin
singular plural
nominative playboy playboyt
accusative nom. playboy playboyt
gen. playboyn
genitive playboyn playboyiden
playboyitten
partitive playboyta playboyita
inessive playboyssa playboyissa
elative playboysta playboyista
illative playboyhin
playboyhyn		 playboyihin
adessive playboylla playboyilla
ablative playboylta playboyilta
allative playboylle playboyille
essive playboyna playboyina
translative playboyksi playboyiksi
instructive — playboyin
abessive playboytta playboyitta
comitative — playboyineen
Possessive forms of playboy (type rosé)
possessor singular plural
1st person playboyni playboymme
2nd person playboysi playboynne
3rd person playboynsa

French

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. post-1990 spelling of play-boy

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛj.bɔj/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjbɔj
  • Syllabification: play‧boy

Noun

playboy m pers

  1. playboy (hedonist who leads an easy life, including sexual indulgence)

Declension
Declension of playboy
singular plural
nominative playboy playboye
genitive playboya playboyów
dative playboyowi playboyom
accusative playboya playboyów
instrumental playboyem playboyami
locative playboyu playboyach
vocative playboy playboye

Further reading
  • playboy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • playboy in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
  2. (Brazil, slang) a rich person

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Noun

playboy m (plural playboy)

  1. playboy

Declension
Declension of playboy
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) playboy playboyul (niște) playboy playboyi
genitive/dative (unui) playboy playboyului (unor) playboy playboylor
vocative playboyule playboylor

Spanish

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. playboy

Further reading
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