# comeback
## English
### Etymology

Deverbal of come back.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈkʌmbæk/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

comeback (plural comebacks)
* A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
    That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
** 2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com‎:According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy."
* A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
    Synonyms: rejoinder, retort
    I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
* (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
** 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.

#### Usage notes

In the sense of reply, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.

#### Derived terms

* comeback kid
* comeback money
* comeback queen
* comeback sauce

#### Related terms

* come back

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: comeback m
* → Finnish: comeback
* → French: comeback m
* → German: Comeback n
* → Norwegian Bokmål: comeback m or n
* → Danish: comeback n
* → Norwegian Nynorsk: comeback n
* → Persian: کامبک (kâmbak)
* → Russian: камбэ́к m (kambɛ́k)
* → Swedish: comeback c
* → Ukrainian: камбе́к m (kambék)

#### Translations
### Verb

comeback
* Misspelling of come back.

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* come-back

### Etymology

Borrowed from English comeback

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kʌmˈbaɡ]

### Noun

comeback n (singular definite comebacket, plural indefinite comebacks)
* comeback (after an absence)

#### Declension
### References

* “comeback” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English comeback.

### Pronunciation

* (Netherlands) IPA: /ˈkɑm.bɛk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: come‧back

### Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks, diminutive comebackje n)
* comeback

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* come-back

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkæmbæk/, [ˈk̟æmbæk]
* IPA: /ˈkæmbækːi/, [ˈk̟æmbækːi]
* Rhymes: -æmbæk
* Hyphenation: come‧back

### Noun

comeback (colloquial)
* comeback (return to popularity, success, fame etc.)
    Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.I think that fad is making a comeback.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackini
comebackini
accusative
nom.
comebackini
comebackini
gen.
comebackini
genitive
comebackini
comebackieni
partitive
comebackiani
comebackejani
inessive
comebackissani
comebackeissani
elative
comebackistani
comebackeistani
illative
comebackiini
comebackeihini
adessive
comebackillani
comebackeillani
ablative
comebackiltani
comebackeiltani
allative
comebackilleni
comebackeilleni
essive
comebackinani
comebackeinani
translative
comebackikseni
comebackeikseni
abessive
comebackittani
comebackeittani
instructive
comitative
—comebackeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackisi
comebackisi
accusative
nom.
comebackisi
comebackisi
gen.
comebackisi
genitive
comebackisi
comebackiesi
partitive
comebackiasi
comebackejasi
inessive
comebackissasi
comebackeissasi
elative
comebackistasi
comebackeistasi
illative
comebackiisi
comebackeihisi
adessive
comebackillasi
comebackeillasi
ablative
comebackiltasi
comebackeiltasi
allative
comebackillesi
comebackeillesi
essive
comebackinasi
comebackeinasi
translative
comebackiksesi
comebackeiksesi
abessive
comebackittasi
comebackeittasi
instructive
comitative
—comebackeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackimme
comebackimme
accusative
nom.
comebackimme
comebackimme
gen.
comebackimme
genitive
comebackimme
comebackiemme
partitive
comebackiamme
comebackejamme
inessive
comebackissamme
comebackeissamme
elative
comebackistamme
comebackeistamme
illative
comebackiimme
comebackeihimme
adessive
comebackillamme
comebackeillamme
ablative
comebackiltamme
comebackeiltamme
allative
comebackillemme
comebackeillemme
essive
comebackinamme
comebackeinamme
translative
comebackiksemme
comebackeiksemme
abessive
comebackittamme
comebackeittamme
instructive
comitative
—comebackeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackinne
comebackinne
accusative
nom.
comebackinne
comebackinne
gen.
comebackinne
genitive
comebackinne
comebackienne
partitive
comebackianne
comebackejanne
inessive
comebackissanne
comebackeissanne
elative
comebackistanne
comebackeistanne
illative
comebackiinne
comebackeihinne
adessive
comebackillanne
comebackeillanne
ablative
comebackiltanne
comebackeiltanne
allative
comebackillenne
comebackeillenne
essive
comebackinanne
comebackeinanne
translative
comebackiksenne
comebackeiksenne
abessive
comebackittanne
comebackeittanne
instructive
comitative
—comebackeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackinsa
comebackinsa
accusative
nom.
comebackinsa
comebackinsa
gen.
comebackinsa
genitive
comebackinsa
comebackiensa
partitive
comebackiaan comebackiansa
comebackejaan comebackejansa
inessive
comebackissaan comebackissansa
comebackeissaan comebackeissansa
elative
comebackistaan comebackistansa
comebackeistaan comebackeistansa
illative
comebackiinsa
comebackeihinsa
adessive
comebackillaan comebackillansa
comebackeillaan comebackeillansa
ablative
comebackiltaan comebackiltansa
comebackeiltaan comebackeiltansa
allative
comebackilleen comebackillensa
comebackeilleen comebackeillensa
essive
comebackinaan comebackinansa
comebackeinaan comebackeinansa
translative
comebackikseen comebackiksensa
comebackeikseen comebackeiksensa
abessive
comebackittaan comebackittansa
comebackeittaan comebackeittansa
instructive
comitative
—comebackeineen comebackeinensa :
Possessive forms of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackini
comebackini
accusative
nom.
comebackini
comebackini
gen.
comebackini
genitive
comebackini
comebackieni
partitive
comebackiäni
comebackejäni
inessive
comebackissäni
comebackeissäni
elative
comebackistäni
comebackeistäni
illative
comebackiini
comebackeihini
adessive
comebackilläni
comebackeilläni
ablative
comebackiltäni
comebackeiltäni
allative
comebackilleni
comebackeilleni
essive
comebackinäni
comebackeinäni
translative
comebackikseni
comebackeikseni
abessive
comebackittäni
comebackeittäni
instructive
comitative
—comebackeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackisi
comebackisi
accusative
nom.
comebackisi
comebackisi
gen.
comebackisi
genitive
comebackisi
comebackiesi
partitive
comebackiäsi
comebackejäsi
inessive
comebackissäsi
comebackeissäsi
elative
comebackistäsi
comebackeistäsi
illative
comebackiisi
comebackeihisi
adessive
comebackilläsi
comebackeilläsi
ablative
comebackiltäsi
comebackeiltäsi
allative
comebackillesi
comebackeillesi
essive
comebackinäsi
comebackeinäsi
translative
comebackiksesi
comebackeiksesi
abessive
comebackittäsi
comebackeittäsi
instructive
comitative
—comebackeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackimme
comebackimme
accusative
nom.
comebackimme
comebackimme
gen.
comebackimme
genitive
comebackimme
comebackiemme
partitive
comebackiämme
comebackejämme
inessive
comebackissämme
comebackeissämme
elative
comebackistämme
comebackeistämme
illative
comebackiimme
comebackeihimme
adessive
comebackillämme
comebackeillämme
ablative
comebackiltämme
comebackeiltämme
allative
comebackillemme
comebackeillemme
essive
comebackinämme
comebackeinämme
translative
comebackiksemme
comebackeiksemme
abessive
comebackittämme
comebackeittämme
instructive
comitative
—comebackeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackinne
comebackinne
accusative
nom.
comebackinne
comebackinne
gen.
comebackinne
genitive
comebackinne
comebackienne
partitive
comebackiänne
comebackejänne
inessive
comebackissänne
comebackeissänne
elative
comebackistänne
comebackeistänne
illative
comebackiinne
comebackeihinne
adessive
comebackillänne
comebackeillänne
ablative
comebackiltänne
comebackeiltänne
allative
comebackillenne
comebackeillenne
essive
comebackinänne
comebackeinänne
translative
comebackiksenne
comebackeiksenne
abessive
comebackittänne
comebackeittänne
instructive
comitative
—comebackeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
comebackinsä
comebackinsä
accusative
nom.
comebackinsä
comebackinsä
gen.
comebackinsä
genitive
comebackinsä
comebackiensä
partitive
comebackiään comebackiänsä
comebackejään comebackejänsä
inessive
comebackissään comebackissänsä
comebackeissään comebackeissänsä
elative
comebackistään comebackistänsä
comebackeistään comebackeistänsä
illative
comebackiinsä
comebackeihinsä
adessive
comebackillään comebackillänsä
comebackeillään comebackeillänsä
ablative
comebackiltään comebackiltänsä
comebackeiltään comebackeiltänsä
allative
comebackilleen comebackillensä
comebackeilleen comebackeillensä
essive
comebackinään comebackinänsä
comebackeinään comebackeinänsä
translative
comebackikseen comebackiksensä
comebackeikseen comebackeiksensä
abessive
comebackittään comebackittänsä
comebackeittään comebackeittänsä
instructive
comitative
—comebackeineen comebackeinensä :

#### Synonyms

* paluu
* nousu (in sports, etc.)

### Further reading

* “comeback”, 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 comeback.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔm.bak/, /kœm.bak/

### Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks)
* (anglicism) comeback; a return

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English comeback.

### Noun

comeback m or n (definite singular comebacken or comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebackene or comebacka)
* a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)

### References

* “comeback” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English comeback.

### Noun

comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)
* a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)

### References

* “comeback” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kamˈbɛk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛk
* Syllabification: come‧back

### Noun

comeback m inan
* comeback (return to fame)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* comeback in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English comeback.

### Noun

comeback c
* a comeback (after an absence)
    Simstjärnan gjorde storstilad comebackThe swimming star made a grand comeback

#### Declension
### References

* comeback in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* comeback in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)