handicap

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English

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Etymology

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From hand-in-cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap.

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Noun

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handicap (countable and uncountable, plural handicaps)

  1. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
    Age is often a handicap.
    • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      Captain Edward Carlisle [] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, []; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
  2. (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
    The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
    A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
    • 1901, “Gleanings”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, number 1, page 31:
      Eventually the elephant and camel were depatched by themselves with two laps start of the bicyclist and horse, the motor car being scratch. It was a sensational race owing to the conduct of the field, but on the handicap the elephant won, bicycle second, motor car third.
  3. (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
  4. A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
  5. (obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
    • 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys[2], page 95:
      Here some of us fell to handicap, a sport that I never knew before, which was very good.
  6. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (old English trading game)

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Verb

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handicap (third-person singular simple present handicaps, present participle handicapping, simple past and past participle handicapped)

  1. (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
    The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
  3. To estimate betting odds.
    Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English handicap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n)

  1. disability
  2. handicap, disadvantage
  3. (sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhændikæp/, [ˈhændik̟æp]

Noun

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handicap

  1. (anglicism) handicap (allowance)

Declension

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Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative handicap handicapit
genitive handicapin handicapien
partitive handicapia handicapeja
illative handicapiin handicapeihin
singular plural
nominative handicap handicapit
accusative nom. handicap handicapit
gen. handicapin
genitive handicapin handicapien
partitive handicapia handicapeja
inessive handicapissa handicapeissa
elative handicapista handicapeista
illative handicapiin handicapeihin
adessive handicapilla handicapeilla
ablative handicapilta handicapeilta
allative handicapille handicapeille
essive handicapina handicapeina
translative handicapiksi handicapeiksi
abessive handicapitta handicapeitta
instructive handicapein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapini handicapini
accusative nom. handicapini handicapini
gen. handicapini
genitive handicapini handicapieni
partitive handicapiani handicapejani
inessive handicapissani handicapeissani
elative handicapistani handicapeistani
illative handicapiini handicapeihini
adessive handicapillani handicapeillani
ablative handicapiltani handicapeiltani
allative handicapilleni handicapeilleni
essive handicapinani handicapeinani
translative handicapikseni handicapeikseni
abessive handicapittani handicapeittani
instructive
comitative handicapeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapisi handicapisi
accusative nom. handicapisi handicapisi
gen. handicapisi
genitive handicapisi handicapiesi
partitive handicapiasi handicapejasi
inessive handicapissasi handicapeissasi
elative handicapistasi handicapeistasi
illative handicapiisi handicapeihisi
adessive handicapillasi handicapeillasi
ablative handicapiltasi handicapeiltasi
allative handicapillesi handicapeillesi
essive handicapinasi handicapeinasi
translative handicapiksesi handicapeiksesi
abessive handicapittasi handicapeittasi
instructive
comitative handicapeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapimme handicapimme
accusative nom. handicapimme handicapimme
gen. handicapimme
genitive handicapimme handicapiemme
partitive handicapiamme handicapejamme
inessive handicapissamme handicapeissamme
elative handicapistamme handicapeistamme
illative handicapiimme handicapeihimme
adessive handicapillamme handicapeillamme
ablative handicapiltamme handicapeiltamme
allative handicapillemme handicapeillemme
essive handicapinamme handicapeinamme
translative handicapiksemme handicapeiksemme
abessive handicapittamme handicapeittamme
instructive
comitative handicapeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapinne handicapinne
accusative nom. handicapinne handicapinne
gen. handicapinne
genitive handicapinne handicapienne
partitive handicapianne handicapejanne
inessive handicapissanne handicapeissanne
elative handicapistanne handicapeistanne
illative handicapiinne handicapeihinne
adessive handicapillanne handicapeillanne
ablative handicapiltanne handicapeiltanne
allative handicapillenne handicapeillenne
essive handicapinanne handicapeinanne
translative handicapiksenne handicapeiksenne
abessive handicapittanne handicapeittanne
instructive
comitative handicapeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapinsa handicapinsa
accusative nom. handicapinsa handicapinsa
gen. handicapinsa
genitive handicapinsa handicapiensa
partitive handicapiaan
handicapiansa
handicapejaan
handicapejansa
inessive handicapissaan
handicapissansa
handicapeissaan
handicapeissansa
elative handicapistaan
handicapistansa
handicapeistaan
handicapeistansa
illative handicapiinsa handicapeihinsa
adessive handicapillaan
handicapillansa
handicapeillaan
handicapeillansa
ablative handicapiltaan
handicapiltansa
handicapeiltaan
handicapeiltansa
allative handicapilleen
handicapillensa
handicapeilleen
handicapeillensa
essive handicapinaan
handicapinansa
handicapeinaan
handicapeinansa
translative handicapikseen
handicapiksensa
handicapeikseen
handicapeiksensa
abessive handicapittaan
handicapittansa
handicapeittaan
handicapeittansa
instructive
comitative handicapeineen
handicapeinensa
Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative handicap handicapit
genitive handicapin handicapien
partitive handicapiä handicapejä
illative handicapiin handicapeihin
singular plural
nominative handicap handicapit
accusative nom. handicap handicapit
gen. handicapin
genitive handicapin handicapien
partitive handicapiä handicapejä
inessive handicapissä handicapeissä
elative handicapistä handicapeistä
illative handicapiin handicapeihin
adessive handicapillä handicapeillä
ablative handicapiltä handicapeiltä
allative handicapille handicapeille
essive handicapinä handicapeinä
translative handicapiksi handicapeiksi
abessive handicapittä handicapeittä
instructive handicapein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapini handicapini
accusative nom. handicapini handicapini
gen. handicapini
genitive handicapini handicapieni
partitive handicapiäni handicapejäni
inessive handicapissäni handicapeissäni
elative handicapistäni handicapeistäni
illative handicapiini handicapeihini
adessive handicapilläni handicapeilläni
ablative handicapiltäni handicapeiltäni
allative handicapilleni handicapeilleni
essive handicapinäni handicapeinäni
translative handicapikseni handicapeikseni
abessive handicapittäni handicapeittäni
instructive
comitative handicapeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapisi handicapisi
accusative nom. handicapisi handicapisi
gen. handicapisi
genitive handicapisi handicapiesi
partitive handicapiäsi handicapejäsi
inessive handicapissäsi handicapeissäsi
elative handicapistäsi handicapeistäsi
illative handicapiisi handicapeihisi
adessive handicapilläsi handicapeilläsi
ablative handicapiltäsi handicapeiltäsi
allative handicapillesi handicapeillesi
essive handicapinäsi handicapeinäsi
translative handicapiksesi handicapeiksesi
abessive handicapittäsi handicapeittäsi
instructive
comitative handicapeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapimme handicapimme
accusative nom. handicapimme handicapimme
gen. handicapimme
genitive handicapimme handicapiemme
partitive handicapiämme handicapejämme
inessive handicapissämme handicapeissämme
elative handicapistämme handicapeistämme
illative handicapiimme handicapeihimme
adessive handicapillämme handicapeillämme
ablative handicapiltämme handicapeiltämme
allative handicapillemme handicapeillemme
essive handicapinämme handicapeinämme
translative handicapiksemme handicapeiksemme
abessive handicapittämme handicapeittämme
instructive
comitative handicapeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapinne handicapinne
accusative nom. handicapinne handicapinne
gen. handicapinne
genitive handicapinne handicapienne
partitive handicapiänne handicapejänne
inessive handicapissänne handicapeissänne
elative handicapistänne handicapeistänne
illative handicapiinne handicapeihinne
adessive handicapillänne handicapeillänne
ablative handicapiltänne handicapeiltänne
allative handicapillenne handicapeillenne
essive handicapinänne handicapeinänne
translative handicapiksenne handicapeiksenne
abessive handicapittänne handicapeittänne
instructive
comitative handicapeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative handicapinsä handicapinsä
accusative nom. handicapinsä handicapinsä
gen. handicapinsä
genitive handicapinsä handicapiensä
partitive handicapiään
handicapiänsä
handicapejään
handicapejänsä
inessive handicapissään
handicapissänsä
handicapeissään
handicapeissänsä
elative handicapistään
handicapistänsä
handicapeistään
handicapeistänsä
illative handicapiinsä handicapeihinsä
adessive handicapillään
handicapillänsä
handicapeillään
handicapeillänsä
ablative handicapiltään
handicapiltänsä
handicapeiltään
handicapeiltänsä
allative handicapilleen
handicapillensä
handicapeilleen
handicapeillensä
essive handicapinään
handicapinänsä
handicapeinään
handicapeinänsä
translative handicapikseen
handicapiksensä
handicapeikseen
handicapeiksensä
abessive handicapittään
handicapittänsä
handicapeittään
handicapeittänsä
instructive
comitative handicapeineen
handicapeinensä

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French

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Etymology

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English handicap.

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handicap m (plural handicaps)

  1. handicap
  2. disability

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Italian

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Borrowed from English handicap.

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handicap m (invariable)

  1. handicap (disability; horserace)

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  1. ^ handicap in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.

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handicap m (uncountable)

  1. handicap, disadvantage
  2. advantage

Romanian

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Borrowed from English handicap or French handicap.

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handicap n (plural handicapuri)

  1. handicap

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Spanish

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Borrowed from English handicap.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /andiˈkap/ [ãn̪.d̪iˈkap]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: han‧di‧cap

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handicap m (plural handicaps)

  1. handicap