# freestyle
## English
### Alternative forms

* free-style

### Etymology

From free +‎ style.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

freestyle (countable and uncountable, plural freestyles)
* (sports) A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.
** (swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
*** (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
** (skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
*** (skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
** (wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
* (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, 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) […]
* (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, 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.)
* (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: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.

#### Derived terms

* freestyler
* freestyle wrestling
* freestylist
* Latin freestyle
* Miami freestyle

#### Translations
### Verb

freestyle (third-person singular simple present freestyles, present participle freestyling, simple past and past participle freestyled)
* (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.”
* (intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English freestyle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfriːstɑi̯l/, [ˈfriːs̠tɑ̝i̯l]
* Rhymes: -iːstɑil
* Hyphenation: free‧style

### Noun

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

#### Usage notes

* 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

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 freestyleini $^{rare}$
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 freestyleisi $^{rare}$
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 freestyleimme $^{rare}$
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 freestyleinne $^{rare}$
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 freestyleinsä $^{rare}$
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

* (freestyle skiing): freestylehiihto

#### Derived terms

* freestylehiihto

### Further reading

* “freestyle”, 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 freestyle.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

freestyle m (uncountable)
* (sports) freestyle (skiing and snowboarding) (freestyle skiing, snowboarding) Ellipsis of sports de glisse freestyle.

#### Coordinate terms

* parc a neiges
* slopestyle

#### Derived terms

* ski freestyle
* snowboard freestyle
* sport de glisse freestyle
* sports de glisse freestyle
* surf des neiges freestyle

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* fristajl

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freestyle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfri.stajl/
* Rhymes: -istajl
* Syllabification: free‧style

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* freestyle'owy
* freestylowy
* freestylowiec
* freestyle'ować

### Further reading

* freestyle in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freestyle.

### Noun

freestyle m (uncountable)
* freestyle (form of rapping)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɾistail/ [ˈfɾis.t̪ai̯l]
* Rhymes: -istail

### Noun

freestyle m (uncountable)
* freestyle

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɹiːstajl/
* With a more or less English accent.

### Noun

freestyle c
* 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.
* (skiing) freestyle
* (music) freestyle (form of rapping)

#### Declension
### References

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