# curling
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Canada, US) IPA: /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* (UK) IPA: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ/
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ

### Noun

curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)
* The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
    curlings of smoke
    a scornful curling of the lip
** 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […]
* (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

#### Coordinate terms

* (sports) rink

#### Derived terms

* crokicurl
* curling parent
* curling stick
* curling stone
* wheelchair curling

#### Translations
### Verb

curling
* present participle and gerund of curl

## Basque
### Etymology

From English curling.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kurlin/ [kur.lĩn]
* Rhymes: -urlin

### Noun

curling inan
* (winter sports) curling

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “curling”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

## Czech
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɛrlɪŋk], [ˈkɛːrlɪŋk]
* Hyphenation: cur‧ling

### Noun

curling m inan (relational adjective curlingový)
* (winter sports) curling

#### Related terms

* curler m anim

#### See also

* metaná f

### Further reading

* “curling”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “curling” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
* “curling”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English curling.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkurliŋ/, [ˈkurliŋ]
* IPA: /ˈkøːrliŋ/, [ˈk̟ø̞ːrliŋ]
* Rhymes: -urliŋ
* Hyphenation: cur‧ling

### Noun

curling
* (sports) curling

#### Declension

Possessive forms of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
curlingini
accusative
nom.
curlingini
gen.
curlingini
genitive
curlingini
partitive
curlingiani
inessive
curlingissani
elative
curlingistani
illative
curlingiini
adessive
curlingillani
ablative
curlingiltani
allative
curlingilleni
essive
curlinginani
translative
curlingikseni
abessive
curlingittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
curlingisi
accusative
nom.
curlingisi
gen.
curlingisi
genitive
curlingisi
partitive
curlingiasi
inessive
curlingissasi
elative
curlingistasi
illative
curlingiisi
adessive
curlingillasi
ablative
curlingiltasi
allative
curlingillesi
essive
curlinginasi
translative
curlingiksesi
abessive
curlingittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
curlingimme
accusative
nom.
curlingimme
gen.
curlingimme
genitive
curlingimme
partitive
curlingiamme
inessive
curlingissamme
elative
curlingistamme
illative
curlingiimme
adessive
curlingillamme
ablative
curlingiltamme
allative
curlingillemme
essive
curlinginamme
translative
curlingiksemme
abessive
curlingittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
curlinginne
accusative
nom.
curlinginne
gen.
curlinginne
genitive
curlinginne
partitive
curlingianne
inessive
curlingissanne
elative
curlingistanne
illative
curlingiinne
adessive
curlingillanne
ablative
curlingiltanne
allative
curlingillenne
essive
curlinginanne
translative
curlingiksenne
abessive
curlingittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
curlinginsa
accusative
nom.
curlinginsa
gen.
curlinginsa
genitive
curlinginsa
partitive
curlingiaan curlingiansa
inessive
curlingissaan curlingissansa
elative
curlingistaan curlingistansa
illative
curlingiinsa
adessive
curlingillaan curlingillansa
ablative
curlingiltaan curlingiltansa
allative
curlingilleen curlingillensa
essive
curlinginaan curlinginansa
translative
curlingikseen curlingiksensa
abessive
curlingittaan curlingittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Synonyms

* (sport): kurlaus (informal), jääkurra (rare)

#### Derived terms

* alppicurling
* kurlata
* pyörätuolicurling

### Further reading

* “curling”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kœʁ.liŋ/

### Noun

curling m (uncountable)
* curling

#### Derived terms

* curling en fauteuil roulant

#### Related terms

* curleur
* curleuse

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛr.liŋk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrliŋk
* Syllabification: cur‧ling

### Noun

curling m inan
* (sports) curling (sport)

#### Derived terms

* curlingowy

### Further reading

* curling in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* curling in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curling.

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkɐɾ.lĩ.ɡɨ/

### Noun

curling m (uncountable)
* curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English curling or French curling.

### Noun

curling n (uncountable)
* (sports) curling

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

### Noun

curling c (uncountable)
* curling