handicap

(sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability

nl-noun

handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n)

handicaps (plural)
handicapje (diminutive neuter)


handicap

Age is often a handicap.

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.

1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

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.

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.

1901, “Gleanings”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 31:

(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.

(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.

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.

Here some of us fell to handicap, a sport that I never knew before, which was very good.

1660, Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys, page 95:

(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.

(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)

en-noun

handicap (countable and uncountable, plural handicaps)

пречка

something that prevents, hampers, or hinders

ава́нс

in a competition, allowance granted or hindrance imposed

kaninan

disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people

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


handicap

(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.

The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.

(transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.

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.

en-verb

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

handicaps (present singular third-person)
handicapping (participle present)
handicapped (participle past)
handicapped (past)


handicap

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

Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.


handicap

handicapuri (plural)
handicap (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
handicapul (accusative definite nominative singular)
handicapuri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
handicapurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
handicap (indefinite singular)
handicapului (definite singular)
handicapuri (indefinite singular)
handicapurilor (definite plural)
handicapule (singular vocative)
handicapurilor (vocative)

Borrowed from English handicap or French handicap.