surfar

pt-verb

surfar (first-person singular present surfo, first-person singular preterite surfei, past participle surfado)

surfo (first-person present singular)
surfei (first-person preterite singular)
surfado (participle past)
surfar (impersonal infinitive)
surfar (first-person infinitive singular)
surfares (infinitive second-person singular)
surfar (infinitive singular third-person)
surfarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
surfardes (infinitive plural second-person)
surfarem (infinitive plural third-person)
surfando (gerund)
surfado (masculine participle past singular)
surfados (masculine participle past plural)
surfada (feminine participle past singular)
surfadas (feminine participle past plural)
surfo (first-person indicative present singular)
surfas (indicative present second-person singular)
surfa (indicative present singular third-person)
surfamos (first-person indicative plural present)
surfais (indicative plural present second-person)
surfam (indicative plural present third-person)
surfava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
surfavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
surfava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
surfávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
surfáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
surfavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
surfei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
surfaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
surfou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
surfamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
surfámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
surfastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
surfaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
surfara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
surfaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
surfara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
surfáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
surfáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
surfaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
surfarei (first-person future indicative singular)
surfarás (future indicative second-person singular)
surfará (future indicative singular third-person)
surfaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
surfareis (future indicative plural second-person)
surfarão (future indicative plural third-person)
surfaria (conditional first-person singular)
surfarias (conditional second-person singular)
surfaria (conditional singular third-person)
surfaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
surfaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
surfariam (conditional plural third-person)
surfe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
surfes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
surfe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
surfemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
surfeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
surfem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
surfasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
surfasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
surfasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
surfássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
surfásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
surfassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
surfar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
surfares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
surfar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
surfarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
surfardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
surfarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
surfa (imperative second-person singular)
surfe (imperative singular third-person)
surfemos (first-person imperative plural)
surfai (imperative plural second-person)
surfem (imperative plural third-person)
não surfes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não surfe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não surfemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não surfeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não surfem (imperative negative plural third-person)


legrope

(surfing) Alternative spelling of leg rope


cut back

en-verb

cut back (third-person singular simple present cuts back, present participle cutting back, simple past and past participle cut back)

cuts back (present singular third-person)
cutting back (participle present)
cut back (participle past)
cut back (past)

I cut back again myself and went over the top of the wave.

2016, Michael Panckridge, Chasing the Break:

(intransitive, surfing) To perform the cutback maneuver.


toeside

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-toeside.wav

toeside turn

(board sports) the side of the board nearest the toe.


heelside

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-heelside.wav

heelside turn

(board sports) the side of the board nearest the heel.


noseride

noseride (third-person singular simple present noserides, present participle noseriding, simple past noserode, past participle noseridden)

noserides (present singular third-person)
noseriding (participle present)
noserode (past)
noseridden (participle past)

We strewed the contents of the box across the bench and clawed through them to find other images of Sando. There was even an old picture of him as a jug-eared kid in sandshoes, noseriding a longboard with his back arched and his arm and head thrown back like a matador.

2008, Tim Winton, Breath, Picador UK Paperback edition 2008, p.71

The idea behind the shape, reminiscent of an hourglass, is to emphasize noseriding and tailriding for recreational surfers.

2009 July 14, Joshua Robinson, “Going Beyond the Waves to Reshape an Experience”, in New York Times:

(intransitive, surfing) To manoeuvre a surfboard from the front end.


noseriding

Lance's real speciality is noseriding. A lot of surfers run up to the nose.

1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:

The act of standing on the front end of a surfboard while riding a wave.


hellman

Let the hellmen down the beach tilt against 100 yards of whitewater trying to paddle out.

1997, “Kelly's Cove is where I go to surf in the City”, in Surfer, volume 38, numbers 1-6:

Surfer magazine introduced the break to the surf world at large in early 1992, describing the dark-haired, strong-jawed Clark as a "hellman," and the " unofficial guardian of a true secret spot." As Maverick's popularity skyrocketed over the next two years, Clark remained the break's unofficial spokesman, [...]

2005, Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, page 124:

I only got to my feet from instinct, but there I suddenly was, upright and alive, skittering in front of all that jawing mess with my little board chattering underfoot. Within three seconds I went from saving myself from certain disaster to believing I was a thirteen-year-old hellman.

2008, Tim Winton, Breath, Picador UK Paperback edition 2008, Ch.11, p.53, 54


ondorajdi

eo-head

ondorajdi (present ondorajdas, past ondorajdis, future ondorajdos, conditional ondorajdus, volitive ondorajdu)

ondorajdas (present)
ondorajdis (past)
ondorajdos (future)
ondorajdus (conditional)
ondorajdu (volitive)
ondorajdas (present)
ondorajdis (past)
ondorajdos (future)
ondorajdanta (active participle present singular)
ondorajdantaj (active participle plural present)
ondorajdinta (active participle past singular)
ondorajdintaj (active participle past plural)
ondorajdonta (active future participle singular)
ondorajdontaj (active future participle plural)
ondorajdantan (accusative active participle present singular)
ondorajdantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
ondorajdintan (accusative active participle past singular)
ondorajdintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
ondorajdontan (accusative active future participle singular)
ondorajdontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
ondorajdata (participle passive present singular)
ondorajdataj (participle passive plural present)
ondorajdita (participle passive past singular)
ondorajditaj (participle passive past plural)
ondorajdota (future participle passive singular)
ondorajdotaj (future participle passive plural)
ondorajdatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
ondorajdatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
ondorajditan (accusative participle passive past singular)
ondorajditajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
ondorajdotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
ondorajdotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
ondorajdanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
ondorajdantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
ondorajdinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
ondorajdintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
ondorajdonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
ondorajdontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
ondorajdanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
ondorajdantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
ondorajdinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
ondorajdintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
ondorajdonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
ondorajdontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
ondorajdato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
ondorajdatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
ondorajdito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
ondorajditoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
ondorajdoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
ondorajdotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
ondorajdaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
ondorajdatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
ondorajditon (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
ondorajditojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
ondorajdoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
ondorajdotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
ondorajdante (active adverbial participle present)
ondorajdinte (active adverbial participle past)
ondorajdonte (active adverbial future participle)
ondorajdate (adverbial participle passive present)
ondorajdite (adverbial participle passive past)
ondorajdote (adverbial future participle passive)
ondorajdi (infinitive plural present)
ondorajdu (imperative past plural)
ondorajdus (conditional future plural)


tonnchlár

head

tonnchlár m (genitive singular tonnchláir, nominative plural tonnchláir)

tonnchláir (genitive singular)
tonnchláir (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
tonnchlár (indefinite singular)
tonnchláir (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a thonnchláir (indefinite singular)
a thonnchlára (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
tonnchláir (indefinite singular)
tonnchlár (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an tonnchlár (definite singular)
na tonnchláir (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an tonnchláir (definite singular)
na dtonnchlár (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an tonnchlár (definite singular)
don tonnchlár (definite singular)
leis na tonnchláir (definite plural)
tonnchlár
thonnchlár
dtonnchlár

From tonn + clár, calque of English surfboard.


clár toinne

clár toinne m (genitive singular cláir toinne, nominative plural cláir toinne)

cláir toinne (genitive singular)
cláir toinne (nominative plural)
clár toinne
chlár toinne
gclár toinne


rippable

en-adj

rippable (comparative more rippable, superlative most rippable)

more rippable (comparative)
most rippable (superlative)

If you can't look good while surfing Chun's, it's time to take up another sport. The biggest danger in surfing the easy, rippable waves at Chun's is tripping over your newly inflated ego.

2006, Greg Ambrose, Surfer's Guide to Hawaii 2nd Edition, page 86:

(surfing) Easy to rip on; allowing a surfer to perform like an expert.


backoff

en-noun

backoff (countable and uncountable, plural backoffs)

The surfer is in the middle of a backoff. Paddle for unbroken waves butterfly-style, with both arms at the same time, instead of using the crawl stroke that got you out to where the waves are breaking.

1997, James MacLaren, Learn to Surf, page 82:

I fastened the board's leash to my ankle, jumped on and paddled past the backoff.

2012, Kimberly Young Chopin, Metamorphosis: A Love Story, page 22:

(surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.


shorepound

(surfing) A dangerous condition, due to high tide or larger surf, where the waves break in one single "wall" onto the beach, often in shallow water.


switchfoot

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-switchfoot.wav

(surfing, skateboarding) Riding with one's wrong foot forward, i.e. opposite to one's usual natural/goofy preference.


switchfoot

(surfing) A surfer who can surf with either foot forward.


forehander

The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhanders nightmare

(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell facing the wave ("on their forehand") rather than with the wave behind them ("on their backhand").


גלישה

he-noun

גְּלִישָׁה • (glishá) f

גְּלִישָׁה (canonical)
glishá (romanization)


surf's up

Originally used in surfing to say there are good waves for surfing and one should get ready to ride them. This likely resulted in the later idiomatic use: to get ready for something.

A phrase used in surfing when a nearby wave is passing.


surfero

es-noun

surfero m (plural surferos, feminine surfera, feminine plural surferas)

surferos (plural)
surfera (feminine)
surferas (feminine plural)

From surf + -ero, partial calque of English surfer.


dropar

pt-verb

dropar (first-person singular present dropo, first-person singular preterite dropei, past participle dropado)

dropo (first-person present singular)
dropei (first-person preterite singular)
dropado (participle past)
dropar (impersonal infinitive)
dropar (first-person infinitive singular)
dropares (infinitive second-person singular)
dropar (infinitive singular third-person)
droparmos (first-person infinitive plural)
dropardes (infinitive plural second-person)
droparem (infinitive plural third-person)
dropando (gerund)
dropado (masculine participle past singular)
dropados (masculine participle past plural)
dropada (feminine participle past singular)
dropadas (feminine participle past plural)
dropo (first-person indicative present singular)
dropas (indicative present second-person singular)
dropa (indicative present singular third-person)
dropamos (first-person indicative plural present)
dropais (indicative plural present second-person)
dropam (indicative plural present third-person)
dropava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
dropavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dropava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dropávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dropáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dropavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dropei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
dropaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
dropou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
dropamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
dropámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
dropastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
droparam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
dropara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
droparas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
dropara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
dropáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
dropáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
droparam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
droparei (first-person future indicative singular)
droparás (future indicative second-person singular)
dropará (future indicative singular third-person)
droparemos (first-person future indicative plural)
dropareis (future indicative plural second-person)
droparão (future indicative plural third-person)
droparia (conditional first-person singular)
droparias (conditional second-person singular)
droparia (conditional singular third-person)
droparíamos (conditional first-person plural)
droparíeis (conditional plural second-person)
dropariam (conditional plural third-person)
drope (first-person present singular subjunctive)
dropes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
drope (present singular subjunctive third-person)
dropemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
dropeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
dropem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
dropasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dropasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dropasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dropássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dropásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
dropassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
dropar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
dropares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
dropar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
droparmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
dropardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
droparem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
dropa (imperative second-person singular)
drope (imperative singular third-person)
dropemos (first-person imperative plural)
dropai (imperative plural second-person)
dropem (imperative plural third-person)
não dropes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não drope (imperative negative singular third-person)
não dropemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não dropeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não dropem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(intransitive, surfing) to stand up and ride a wave


サーフィン

ja-noun

サーフィン • (sāfin)

Daijisen
Kōjien
Shinmura Izuru
Surfing
ja:サーフィン
ja:松村明


tailride

en-verb

tailride (third-person singular simple present tailrides, present participle tailriding, simple past tailrode, past participle tailridden)

tailrides (present singular third-person)
tailriding (participle present)
tailrode (past)
tailridden (participle past)

(intransitive, surfing) To manoeuvre a surfboard from the rear end


shortboarder

(surfing) A surfer who rides a shortboard.


foilboard

A surfboard with a hydrofoil that extends below the board into the water, causing the board to leave the surface of the water at various speeds.


foamie

A young surfer learning on a foamie Surfing: Skills - Training - Techniques

Sometimes called foamies, these soft boards are ideal because the soft foam construction means the boards are incredibly buoyant, enabling the beginner to catch waves easily.http://www.surfing-waves.com/beginner_surfboard.htm

An inexpensive surfboard made of extruded polystyrene foam


موج‌سواری

موجسواری (canonical)
mowj-savâri (romanization)


موج‌سوار

head

موجسوار • (mowj-savâr) (plural موجسواران (mowj-savârân))

موجسوار (canonical)
mowj-savâr (romanization)
موجسواران (plural)


galana

a wave that looks like a thin film of oil on the surface


dalahay

a backwash; the backward flow of water from breaking waves


kapaw

a wave created by the movements of a school of fish


サーフボード

ja-noun

サーフボード • (sāfubōdo)

[sa̠ːɸɯ̟bo̞ːdo̞]


サーファー

サーファー • (sāfā)


take gas

en-verb

take gas (third-person singular simple present takes gas, present participle taking gas, simple past took gas, past participle taken gas)

takes gas (present singular third-person)
taking gas (participle present)
took gas (past)
taken gas (participle past)

Jordan took gas. He got rolled around the rocks and eventually came to a stop.

2014, Greg Gutierrez, Zen and the Art of Surfing:

He really took gas on that one.

2014, Douglas Preston, The Kraken Project: A Novel:

(slang, surfing, of a surfer) To be knocked off one's surfboard by a wave.


tavola da surf

it-noun

tavola da surf f (plural tavole da surf)


kickout

(surfing) A rapid turn performed by shifting one's weight to the rear of the surfboard.


gremmy

(surfing, skateboarding, slang) Synonym of gremlin (“a young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder”)


gremmie

(surfing, skateboarding, slang) Alternative form of gremmy (“a young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder”)


brimbrettabrun

is-noun

brimbrettabrun f (genitive singular brimbrettabrunar, no plural)

brimbrettabrunar (genitive singular)
brimbrettabrun (indefinite nominative singular)
brimbrettabrunin (definite nominative singular)
brimbrettabrun (accusative indefinite singular)
brimbrettabrunina (accusative definite singular)
brimbrettabrun (dative indefinite singular)
brimbrettabruninni (dative definite singular)
brimbrettabrunar (genitive indefinite singular)
brimbrettabrunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


sausage board

From the resemblance in shape to the meat product.

But in my dream or whatever it was I imagined Harley opening a surf shop. […] But Harley was known for his long Malibu sausage board.

1996, Crazy Horse, numbers 50-51, page 105:

(surfing) A surfboard with two rounded ends.


catch a wave

en-verb

catch a wave (third-person singular simple present catches a wave, present participle catching a wave, simple past and past participle caught a wave)

catches a wave (present singular third-person)
catching a wave (participle present)
caught a wave (participle past)
caught a wave (past)

Like surfers trying to catch a wave, balloonists try to ride jet streams.

1999 March 29, Nadya Labi, “Around the World in a Balloon in 20 Days”, in Time, retrieved 2020-04-04:

As anyone who has ever caught a wave on her own knows, surfing is a profound confidence booster.

2015 May 10, Ondine Cohane, “A Small Child, a Big Board, on Oahu’s North Shore”, in New York Times, retrieved 2020-04-04:

(surfing) To mount one's surfboard at a distance from shore, turn it toward land, and control it for a successful, satisfying ride on inrushing water.


drop-knee

(surfing) Performed with one foot and one knee on the board.


pig board

(surfing) A kind of surfboard with a wide, blunt tail and a relatively narrow nose.


surfer's knob

en-noun

surfer's knob (countable and uncountable, plural surfer's knobs)

(surfing, slang) A hard bump or nodule on a surfer's knee, shin or ankle, resulting from recurrent contact with the surfboard.


surfer's knot

surfer's knot (countable and uncountable, plural surfer's knots)

(surfing, slang) Synonym of surfer's knob


planche de surf

fr-noun

planche de surf f (plural planches de surf)

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-planche de surf.wav


rail saver

(surfing) A piece of fabric at the point where the leg rope is attached to the surfboard, to protect the rail when the rope is pulled taut.


Windsurfing

de-noun

Windsurfing n (strong, genitive Windsurfings or Windsurfing, no plural)

Windsurfings (genitive)
Windsurfing (genitive)
Windsurfing (nominative singular)
Windsurfings (genitive singular)
Windsurfing (genitive singular)
Windsurfing (dative singular)
Windsurfing (accusative singular)

/ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɪŋ/

Unadapted borrowing from English windsurfing.


knäbräda

knäbräda (indefinite nominative singular)
knäbrädas (genitive indefinite singular)
knäbrädan (definite nominative singular)
knäbrädans (definite genitive singular)
knäbrädor (indefinite nominative plural)
knäbrädors (genitive indefinite plural)
knäbrädorna (definite nominative plural)
knäbrädornas (definite genitive plural)


fin chop

(surfing) An injury caused by the fin of a surfboard.


brimbretti

is-noun

brimbretti n (genitive singular brimbrettis, nominative plural brimbretti)

brimbrettis (genitive singular)
brimbretti (nominative plural)
brimbretti (indefinite nominative singular)
brimbrettið (definite nominative singular)
brimbretti (indefinite nominative plural)
brimbrettin (definite nominative plural)
brimbretti (accusative indefinite singular)
brimbrettið (accusative definite singular)
brimbretti (accusative indefinite plural)
brimbrettin (accusative definite plural)
brimbretti (dative indefinite singular)
brimbrettinu (dative definite singular)
brimbrettum (dative indefinite plural)
brimbrettunum (dative definite plural)
brimbrettis (genitive indefinite singular)
brimbrettisins (definite genitive singular)
brimbretta (genitive indefinite plural)
brimbrettanna (definite genitive plural)


서프보드

[sʰʌ̹pʰɯbo̞dɯ]


파도타기

파도 (pado, “wave”) + 타기 (tagi), verbal noun of 타다 (tada, “ride; take”).


knee-paddle

en-verb

knee-paddle (third-person singular simple present knee-paddles, present participle knee-paddling, simple past and past participle knee-paddled)

knee-paddles (present singular third-person)
knee-paddling (participle present)
knee-paddled (participle past)
knee-paddled (past)

I knee-paddled back to the break. That's one of the great things about long boards, one can get up on ones ^([sic]) knees and paddle much faster. And stay dry on cold days!

(surfing, canoeing) To paddle while kneeling.


el rollo

Here's a pretty strange pullout. An "El Rollo." When Corky does something strange, everyone for 50 yards knows all about it.

Moves such as spinners, el rollos and a manoeuvre known as the ARS (air reverse spin) were all carried out.

1999 February 18, The Times, Victor Harbour, SA, page 32, column 5:

A surfing manoeuvre in which the surfer lies on the surfboard and completes a 360° spin around its long axis.