freestyle

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From free +‎ style.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

freestyle (countable and uncountable, plural freestyles)

  1. (sports) A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.
    1. (swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
      1. (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
    2. (skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
      1. (skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
    3. (wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
  2. (music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
    • 2014, Michael W. Waters, Freestyle: Reflections on Faith, Family, Justice, and Pop Culture[1], Fresh Air Books, →ISBN:
      In the world of hip hop, many freestyle artists have been known to speak, “Check one, check two!” into the microphone. The phrasing serves two purposes: (1) to put the freestyle artist on rhythm with the beat and (2) []
  3. (by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
    • 2012, Sarah Marx Feldner, A Cook's Journey to Japan: 100 Homestyle Recipes from Japanese Kitchens[2], Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:
      (While there are definitely a large number of Japanese cookbooks out there with detailed instructions and measurements, it was this freestyle cooking philosophy I most frequently encountered.)
  4. (music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
    • 2012 March 2, Nick Minichino, “A Quick Primer On Freestyle: 1980s Dancepop's Most Underheralded Genre”, in The Village Voice[3]:
      A not always visibly but nevertheless significantly Latin music, freestyle originated alongside hip-hop in the Bronx and achieved a quicker yet more fleeting commercial success. The style’s similarities to contemporaneous R&B and hi-NRG endeared it to pop radio programmers, []
    • 2012, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, page 281:
      Already a veteran DJ-producer on New York’s freestyle scene, 23-year-old Frankie Bones was flown to England for an Energy rave.

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Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

freestyle (third-person singular simple present freestyles, present participle freestyling, simple past and past participle freestyled)

  1. (intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
    • 2016, Jensen Karp, Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It Big, Crown, →ISBN, page 47:
      And just hours after the famous golfer died in an airplane accident, I freestyled to a less talented rival, “Stop now before you get hurt / Your whole style should never take flight like Payne Stewart.”
  2. (intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.

Translations[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English freestyle.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfriːstɑi̯l/, [ˈfriːs̠tɑ̝i̯l]
  • Syllabification(key): free‧style

Noun[edit]

freestyle

  1. freestyle (sports event in which the participants can choose their own style, especially freestyle skiing)
  2. freestyle (style of rapping)

Usage notes[edit]

  • As is the case with many loanwords, the inflection of this term is problematic. Kotus recommends type 8 (nalle) in writing, as shown below, but in speech the declension usually follows type 5 (risti) as if the word were spelled friistaili.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of freestyle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative freestyle freestylet
genitive freestylen freestylejen
partitive freestyleä freestylejä
illative freestyleen freestyleihin
singular plural
nominative freestyle freestylet
accusative nom. freestyle freestylet
gen. freestylen
genitive freestylen freestylejen
freestyleinrare
partitive freestyleä freestylejä
inessive freestylessä freestyleissä
elative freestylestä freestyleistä
illative freestyleen freestyleihin
adessive freestylellä freestyleillä
ablative freestyleltä freestyleiltä
allative freestylelle freestyleille
essive freestylenä freestyleinä
translative freestyleksi freestyleiksi
abessive freestylettä freestyleittä
instructive freestylein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of freestyle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative freestyleni freestyleni
accusative nom. freestyleni freestyleni
gen. freestyleni
genitive freestyleni freestylejeni
freestyleinirare
partitive freestyleäni freestylejäni
inessive freestylessäni freestyleissäni
elative freestylestäni freestyleistäni
illative freestyleeni freestyleihini
adessive freestylelläni freestyleilläni
ablative freestyleltäni freestyleiltäni
allative freestylelleni freestyleilleni
essive freestylenäni freestyleinäni
translative freestylekseni freestyleikseni
abessive freestylettäni freestyleittäni
instructive
comitative freestyleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative freestylesi freestylesi
accusative nom. freestylesi freestylesi
gen. freestylesi
genitive freestylesi freestylejesi
freestyleisirare
partitive freestyleäsi freestylejäsi
inessive freestylessäsi freestyleissäsi
elative freestylestäsi freestyleistäsi
illative freestyleesi freestyleihisi
adessive freestylelläsi freestyleilläsi
ablative freestyleltäsi freestyleiltäsi
allative freestylellesi freestyleillesi
essive freestylenäsi freestyleinäsi
translative freestyleksesi freestyleiksesi
abessive freestylettäsi freestyleittäsi
instructive
comitative freestyleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative freestylemme freestylemme
accusative nom. freestylemme freestylemme
gen. freestylemme
genitive freestylemme freestylejemme
freestyleimmerare
partitive freestyleämme freestylejämme
inessive freestylessämme freestyleissämme
elative freestylestämme freestyleistämme
illative freestyleemme freestyleihimme
adessive freestylellämme freestyleillämme
ablative freestyleltämme freestyleiltämme
allative freestylellemme freestyleillemme
essive freestylenämme freestyleinämme
translative freestyleksemme freestyleiksemme
abessive freestylettämme freestyleittämme
instructive
comitative freestyleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative freestylenne freestylenne
accusative nom. freestylenne freestylenne
gen. freestylenne
genitive freestylenne freestylejenne
freestyleinnerare
partitive freestyleänne freestylejänne
inessive freestylessänne freestyleissänne
elative freestylestänne freestyleistänne
illative freestyleenne freestyleihinne
adessive freestylellänne freestyleillänne
ablative freestyleltänne freestyleiltänne
allative freestylellenne freestyleillenne
essive freestylenänne freestyleinänne
translative freestyleksenne freestyleiksenne
abessive freestylettänne freestyleittänne
instructive
comitative freestyleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative freestylensä freestylensä
accusative nom. freestylensä freestylensä
gen. freestylensä
genitive freestylensä freestylejensä
freestyleinsärare
partitive freestyleään
freestyleänsä
freestylejään
freestylejänsä
inessive freestylessään
freestylessänsä
freestyleissään
freestyleissänsä
elative freestylestään
freestylestänsä
freestyleistään
freestyleistänsä
illative freestyleensä freestyleihinsä
adessive freestylellään
freestylellänsä
freestyleillään
freestyleillänsä
ablative freestyleltään
freestyleltänsä
freestyleiltään
freestyleiltänsä
allative freestylelleen
freestylellensä
freestyleilleen
freestyleillensä
essive freestylenään
freestylenänsä
freestyleinään
freestyleinänsä
translative freestylekseen
freestyleksensä
freestyleikseen
freestyleiksensä
abessive freestylettään
freestylettänsä
freestyleittään
freestyleittänsä
instructive
comitative freestyleineen
freestyleinensä

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English freestyle.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

freestyle m (uncountable)

  1. (sports) freestyle (skiing and snowboarding) (freestyle skiing, snowboarding) Ellipsis of sports de glisse freestyle.

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English freestyle.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfri.stajl/
  • Rhymes: -istajl
  • Syllabification: free‧style

Noun[edit]

freestyle m inan

  1. (sports) freestyle (sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation)
  2. (music) freestyle (form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
noun
verb

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English freestyle.

Noun[edit]

freestyle m (uncountable)

  1. freestyle (form of rapping)

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

freestyle m (uncountable)

  1. freestyle

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from freestyle, which was the genericized trademark of the Sony Walkman portable cassette player in Sweden.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːstajl/
  • With a more or less English accent.

Noun[edit]

freestyle c

  1. A walkman, a portable audio cassette player.
    • 1997, Annika Thor, Sanning eller konsekvens, Bonnier Carlsen (publ., 2009 ed.).
    • :
      En freestyle är ju en ganska dyr sak, en sån som man inte köper själv för månadspengen.
      A walkman is as we all know a pretty expensive thing; you don't buy one of those by yourself from your monthly pocket money.
  2. (skiing) freestyle
  3. (music) freestyle (form of rapping)

Declension[edit]

Declension of freestyle 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative freestyle freestyleen freestylear freestylearna
Genitive freestyles freestyleens freestylears freestylearnas

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