playboy

See also: play-boy and Playboy

English

Etymology

From play +‎ boy.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/
  • Hyphenation: play‧boy

Noun

playboy (plural playboys)

  1. A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From English playboy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplei̯boi̯/, [ˈple̞i̯bo̞i̯]

Noun

playboy

  1. playboy

Declension
Inflection of playboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative playboy playboyt
genitive playboyn playboyiden
playboyitten
partitive playboyta playboyita
illative playboyhin
playboyhyn		 playboyihin
singular plural
nominative playboy playboyt
accusative nom. playboy playboyt
gen. playboyn
genitive playboyn playboyiden
playboyitten
partitive playboyta playboyita
inessive playboyssa playboyissa
elative playboysta playboyista
illative playboyhin
playboyhyn		 playboyihin
adessive playboylla playboyilla
ablative playboylta playboyilta
allative playboylle playboyille
essive playboyna playboyina
translative playboyksi playboyiksi
abessive playboytta playboyitta
instructive — playboyin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of playboy (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative playboyni playboyni
accusative nom. playboyni playboyni
gen. playboyni
genitive playboyni playboyideni
playboyitteni
partitive playboytani playboyitani
inessive playboyssani playboyissani
elative playboystani playboyistani
illative playboyhini
playboyhyni		 playboyihini
adessive playboyllani playboyillani
ablative playboyltani playboyiltani
allative playboylleni playboyilleni
essive playboynani playboyinani
translative playboykseni playboyikseni
abessive playboyttani playboyittani
instructive — —
comitative — playboyineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative playboysi playboysi
accusative nom. playboysi playboysi
gen. playboysi
genitive playboysi playboyidesi
playboyittesi
partitive playboytasi playboyitasi
inessive playboyssasi playboyissasi
elative playboystasi playboyistasi
illative playboyhisi
playboyhysi		 playboyihisi
adessive playboyllasi playboyillasi
ablative playboyltasi playboyiltasi
allative playboyllesi playboyillesi
essive playboynasi playboyinasi
translative playboyksesi playboyiksesi
abessive playboyttasi playboyittasi
instructive — —
comitative — playboyinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative playboymme playboymme
accusative nom. playboymme playboymme
gen. playboymme
genitive playboymme playboyidemme
playboyittemme
partitive playboytamme playboyitamme
inessive playboyssamme playboyissamme
elative playboystamme playboyistamme
illative playboyhimme
playboyhymme		 playboyihimme
adessive playboyllamme playboyillamme
ablative playboyltamme playboyiltamme
allative playboyllemme playboyillemme
essive playboynamme playboyinamme
translative playboyksemme playboyiksemme
abessive playboyttamme playboyittamme
instructive — —
comitative — playboyinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative playboynne playboynne
accusative nom. playboynne playboynne
gen. playboynne
genitive playboynne playboyidenne
playboyittenne
partitive playboytanne playboyitanne
inessive playboyssanne playboyissanne
elative playboystanne playboyistanne
illative playboyhinne
playboyhynne		 playboyihinne
adessive playboyllanne playboyillanne
ablative playboyltanne playboyiltanne
allative playboyllenne playboyillenne
essive playboynanne playboyinanne
translative playboyksenne playboyiksenne
abessive playboyttanne playboyittanne
instructive — —
comitative — playboyinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative playboynsa playboynsa
accusative nom. playboynsa playboynsa
gen. playboynsa
genitive playboynsa playboyidensa
playboyittensa
partitive playboytaan
playboytansa		 playboyitaan
playboyitansa
inessive playboyssaan
playboyssansa		 playboyissaan
playboyissansa
elative playboystaan
playboystansa		 playboyistaan
playboyistansa
illative playboyhinsa
playboyhynsa		 playboyihinsa
adessive playboyllaan
playboyllansa		 playboyillaan
playboyillansa
ablative playboyltaan
playboyltansa		 playboyiltaan
playboyiltansa
allative playboylleen
playboyllensa		 playboyilleen
playboyillensa
essive playboynaan
playboynansa		 playboyinaan
playboyinansa
translative playboykseen
playboyksensa		 playboyikseen
playboyiksensa
abessive playboyttaan
playboyttansa		 playboyittaan
playboyittansa
instructive — —
comitative — playboyineen
playboyinensa

Further reading

French

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. post-1990 spelling of play-boy

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛj.bɔj/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjbɔj
  • Syllabification: play‧boy

Noun

playboy m pers

  1. playboy (hedonist who leads an easy life, including sexual indulgence)

Declension
Declension of playboy
singular plural
nominative playboy playboye
genitive playboya playboyów
dative playboyowi playboyom
accusative playboya playboyów
instrumental playboyem playboyami
locative playboyu playboyach
vocative playboy playboye

Further reading
  • playboy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • playboy in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /plejˈbɔj/ [pleɪ̯ˈbɔɪ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /plɐjˈbɔj/ [plɐjˈβɔj]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /plejˈbɔj/ [plejˈβɔj]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /plejˈbɔj/ [plejˈβɔj]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pleˈbɔj/ [pleˈβɔj]

  • Rhymes: -ɔj

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. playboy (man who devotes himself to pleasure)
  2. (Brazil, slang) a rich person

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Noun

playboy m (plural playboy)

  1. playboy

Declension
Declension of playboy
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) playboy playboyul (niște) playboy playboyi
genitive/dative (unui) playboy playboyului (unor) playboy playboylor
vocative playboyule playboylor

Spanish

Alternative forms
  • play boy

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English playboy.

Noun

playboy m (plural playboys)

  1. playboy

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading
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