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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪdɪt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Quidditch.wav
Etymology: Coined by British author J. K. Rowling in her 1997 book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In Quidditch Through the Ages, Rowling gives some etymological information, hinting that the word evolved from Queerditch (compound of queer + ditch), with some spelling variation as would be expected in real life Middle English, namely Kwidditch, Kweerditch. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|J. K. Rowling|nat=British|occ=author}} Coined by British author J. K. Rowling, {{compound|en|queer|ditch}} queer + ditch, {{cog|enm|-}} Middle English Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Quidditch (uncountable)
  1. A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals. Wikidata QID: Q305561 Wikipedia link: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Quidditch Through the Ages Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Anti-gravity, Ball games, Fictional abilities, Harry Potter Synonyms: quidditch Derived forms: Muggle quidditch Coordinate_terms: Golden Snitch, quaffle Translations (fictitious ball game): Kuidiç [masculine] (Albanian), كْوِيدِتْش (kwīditš) [masculine] (Arabic), Քվիդիչ (Kʻvidičʻ) (Armenian), Qviddiç (Azerbaijani), кві́дыш (kvídyš) [masculine] (Belarusian), кві́дыч (kvídyč) [masculine] (Belarusian), কুইডিচ (kuiḍic) (Bengali), কিডিচ (kiḍic) (Bengali), куи́дич (kuídič) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Quidditch [masculine] (Catalan), quidditch [masculine] (Catalan), 魁地奇 (kuídìqí) (Chinese Mandarin), famfrpál [masculine] (Czech), Quidditch [common-gender] (Danish), Zwerkbal [masculine] (Dutch), lendluudpall (Estonian), huispaus (Finnish), quidditch [masculine] (French), ქვიდიჩი (kvidiči) (Georgian), Quidditch [neuter] (German), κουίντιτς (kouíntits) [neuter] (Greek), קְוִוידיץ׳ (Kvídich) [masculine] (Hebrew), क्विडिच (kviḍic) [masculine] (Hindi), kviddics (Hungarian), Quidditch [neuter] (Icelandic), Quidditch [masculine] (Italian), quidditch [masculine] (Italian), クィディッチ (kwiditchi) (Japanese), 퀴디치 (kwidichi) (Korean), kalambols [masculine] (Latvian), kvidičas [masculine] (Lithuanian), кви́дич (kvídič) [masculine] (Macedonian), метлобој (metloboj) [masculine] (Macedonian), rumpeldunk [masculine] (Norwegian), کوییدیچ (kvidič) (Persian), quidditch [masculine] (Polish), quidditch [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), quadribol [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), vâj-haț [neuter] (Romanian), кви́ддич (kvíddič) [masculine] (Russian), kvidičos [masculine] (Samogitian), квидич [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), метлобој [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kvidič [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), metloboj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), metlobal [masculine] (Slovak), quidditch [masculine] (Slovene), Quidditch [masculine] (Spanish), quidditch [masculine] (Spanish), quidditch [common-gender] (Swedish), క్విడిచ్ (kviḍic) (Telugu), ควิดดิช (kwít-dìch) (Thai), кві́дич (kvídyč) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Quít-đit (english: Vietnamese version) (Vietnamese), קווידיטש (kviditsh) [neuter] (Yiddish)
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    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kviditsh",
      "sense": "fictitious ball game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "קווידיטש"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Quidditch"
}

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