rodeo

See also: Rodeo, rodéo, and rodeó

English

Etymology

From Spanish rodeo, from rodear (“to surround”), which refers to a cattle roundup.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

rodeo (plural rodeos)

1. A gathering of cattle to be branded.
2. (sports) A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.
3. An entertainment event associated with the sport.

Derived terms

• been to the rodeo
• buffer rodeo
• goat rodeo
• not one's first rodeo
• roadeo
• rodeo clown
• rolleo

Translations

sport

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛仔競技／牛仔竞技 (niúzǎi jìngjì)

• Czech: rodeo (cs) n
• Esperanto: rodeo
• French: rodéo (fr) m
• German: Rodeo (de) m or n
• Japanese: ロデオ (rodeo)
• Korean: 로데오 (rode'o)
• Navajo: ahóóhai, naaʼahóóhai aleeh
• Plautdietsch: Rodeo m
• Polish: rodeo (pl) n
• Portuguese: rodeio (pt) m
• Russian: роде́о (ru) n (rodɛ́o)
• Spanish: jaripeo (es) m, rodeo (es) m
• Swedish: rodeo (sv) c
• Turkish: rodeo (tr)

Verb

rodeo (third-person singular simple present rodeos, present participle rodeoing, simple past and past participle rodeoed)

1. (intransitive) To perform in a rodeo show.

Anagrams

• doore

Czech

Noun

rodeo n

1. rodeo

Declension

Declension of rodeo (semisoft neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	rodeo	rodea
genitive	rodea	rodeí
dative	rodeu	rodeím, rodeům
accusative	rodeo	rodea
vocative	rodeo	rodea
locative	rodeu	rodeích, rodeech
instrumental	rodeem	rodei, rodey

Finnish

Etymology

English rodeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrodeo/, [ˈro̞de̞o̞]
• Rhymes: -odeo
• Hyphenation^(key): ro‧deo

Noun

rodeo

1. rodeo

Declension

Inflection of rodeo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		rodeo	rodeot
genitive		rodeon	rodeoiden rodeoitten
partitive		rodeota	rodeoita
illative		rodeoon	rodeoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rodeo	rodeot
accusative	nom.	rodeo	rodeot
	gen.	rodeon
genitive		rodeon	rodeoiden rodeoitten
partitive		rodeota	rodeoita
inessive		rodeossa	rodeoissa
elative		rodeosta	rodeoista
illative		rodeoon	rodeoihin
adessive		rodeolla	rodeoilla
ablative		rodeolta	rodeoilta
allative		rodeolle	rodeoille
essive		rodeona	rodeoina
translative		rodeoksi	rodeoiksi
abessive		rodeotta	rodeoitta
instructive		—	rodeoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rodeo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rodeoni rodeoni accusative nom. rodeoni rodeoni gen. rodeoni genitive rodeoni rodeoideni rodeoitteni partitive rodeotani rodeoitani inessive rodeossani rodeoissani elative rodeostani rodeoistani illative rodeooni rodeoihini adessive rodeollani rodeoillani ablative rodeoltani rodeoiltani allative rodeolleni rodeoilleni essive rodeonani rodeoinani translative rodeokseni rodeoikseni abessive rodeottani rodeoittani instructive — — comitative — rodeoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rodeosi rodeosi accusative nom. rodeosi rodeosi gen. rodeosi genitive rodeosi rodeoidesi rodeoittesi partitive rodeotasi rodeoitasi inessive rodeossasi rodeoissasi elative rodeostasi rodeoistasi illative rodeoosi rodeoihisi adessive rodeollasi rodeoillasi ablative rodeoltasi rodeoiltasi allative rodeollesi rodeoillesi essive rodeonasi rodeoinasi translative rodeoksesi rodeoiksesi abessive rodeottasi rodeoittasi instructive — — comitative — rodeoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rodeomme rodeomme accusative nom. rodeomme rodeomme gen. rodeomme genitive rodeomme rodeoidemme rodeoittemme partitive rodeotamme rodeoitamme inessive rodeossamme rodeoissamme elative rodeostamme rodeoistamme illative rodeoomme rodeoihimme adessive rodeollamme rodeoillamme ablative rodeoltamme rodeoiltamme allative rodeollemme rodeoillemme essive rodeonamme rodeoinamme translative rodeoksemme rodeoiksemme abessive rodeottamme rodeoittamme instructive — — comitative — rodeoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rodeonne rodeonne accusative nom. rodeonne rodeonne gen. rodeonne genitive rodeonne rodeoidenne rodeoittenne partitive rodeotanne rodeoitanne inessive rodeossanne rodeoissanne elative rodeostanne rodeoistanne illative rodeoonne rodeoihinne adessive rodeollanne rodeoillanne ablative rodeoltanne rodeoiltanne allative rodeollenne rodeoillenne essive rodeonanne rodeoinanne translative rodeoksenne rodeoiksenne abessive rodeottanne rodeoittanne instructive — — comitative — rodeoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rodeonsa rodeonsa accusative nom. rodeonsa rodeonsa gen. rodeonsa genitive rodeonsa rodeoidensa rodeoittensa partitive rodeotaan rodeotansa rodeoitaan rodeoitansa inessive rodeossaan rodeossansa rodeoissaan rodeoissansa elative rodeostaan rodeostansa rodeoistaan rodeoistansa illative rodeoonsa rodeoihinsa adessive rodeollaan rodeollansa rodeoillaan rodeoillansa ablative rodeoltaan rodeoltansa rodeoiltaan rodeoiltansa allative rodeolleen rodeollensa rodeoilleen rodeoillensa essive rodeonaan rodeonansa rodeoinaan rodeoinansa translative rodeokseen rodeoksensa rodeoikseen rodeoiksensa abessive rodeottaan rodeottansa rodeoittaan rodeoittansa instructive — — comitative — rodeoineen rodeoinensa

Further reading

• “rodeo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈðe.ʊ]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rodear.

Alternative forms

• arrodeo

Noun

rodeo m (plural rodeos)

1. detour
2. excuse

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rodeo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈðe.ʊ]

Noun

rodeo m (plural rodeos)

1. rodeo

Etymology 3

Verb

rodeo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rodear

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rodeo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rodeo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rodeo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rodeo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rodeo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish rodeo.

Noun

rodeo m (plural rodei)

1. rodeo

Etymology 2

From its genus name.

Noun

rodeo m (plural rodei)

1. bitterling (any fish of the genus Rhodeus)

Anagrams

• erodo, odore

Latvian

Noun

rodeo m (invariable)

1. rodeo

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rodeo, from Spanish rodear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈdɛ.ɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: ro‧de‧o

Noun

rodeo n (indeclinable)

1. (sports) rodeo
2. rodeo (gathering of cattle to be branded)

Further reading

• rodeo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rodeo or French rodéo.

Noun

rodeo n (uncountable)

1. rodeo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	rodeo	rodeoul
genitive-dative	rodeo	rodeoului
vocative	rodeoule

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈdeo/ [roˈð̞e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ro‧de‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rodear.

Noun

rodeo m (plural rodeos)

1. detour (a diversion or deviation from one's original route)

   Synonym: desvío

2. an instance of talking around or circumventing
3. (sports) rodeo (North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock)

Derived terms

• andarse con rodeos

 

Etymology 2

Verb

rodeo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rodear

Further reading

• “rodeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Noun

rodeo c

1. a rodeo

Usage notes

"It's not my first rodeo" can be idiomatically translated as "Jag/man har (väl) varit med förr" ("I have been involved/participated before (haven't I?)" with the activity implied). "Det är inte min första rodeo" also occurs as a loan.

Declension

Declension of rodeo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rodeo	rodeos
	definite	rodeon	rodeons
plural	indefinite	rodeor	rodeors
	definite	rodeorna	rodeornas

References

• rodeo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rodeo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rodeo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)