Goalee

/ɡoʊˈliː/ noun

Definition

An alternative or playful spelling of 'goalie,' the player who defends the goal in sports like hockey, lacrosse, or soccer.

Etymology

Variant spelling of 'goalie,' itself derived from 'goal' plus the '-ie' diminutive suffix. The '-ee' spelling may represent a folk etymology or informal variant.

Kelly Says

Sports created 'goalie' by adding the casual '-ie' suffix to 'goal,' and 'goalee' shows how people constantly experiment with English spelling—even though it's technically non-standard, it represents how language evolves through play.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎል አይነት
gol a-y-net
ARالعربية
حارس المرمى
ha-rīs al-marma
BNবাংলা
গোলরক্ষক
gol-ra-k-shok
CACatalà
portero
por-te-ro
CSČeština
brankář
bran-ka-ř
DADansk
målmand
mål-mand
DEDeutsch
Torwart
tor-vart
ELΕλληνικά
τερματοφύλακας
ter-ma-to-fy-la-kas
ESEspañol
portero
por-te-ro
FAفارسی
دروازه‌بان
dar-vazeh-ban
FISuomi
maalivahti
maali-vah-ti
FRFrançais
gardien
gar-dee-an
GUGU
ગોલકીપર
gol-ki-per
HAHA
dan gida
dan gi-da
HEעברית
שוער
sho-ar
HIहिन्दी
गोलकीपर
goal-ki-per
HUMagyar
kapus
ka-pus
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga gawang
pen-ja-ga gawang
IGIG
ọ̀gbọ́
o-gbo
ITItaliano
portiere
por-tee-re
JA日本語
ゴールキーパー
gooru-ki-pa-a
KKKK
өлкетас сақтаушы
öl-ke-tas sa-k-tau-shy
KMKM
រាખ្សា រដ្ឋបាល
ra-kh-sa rot-ba-al
KO한국어
골키퍼
gol-ki-pe-o
MRMR
गोळकीपर
gol-ki-per
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga gol
pen-ja-ga gol
MYမြန်မာ
ဂုတ်ကျွန်
gut-kyat
NLNederlands
doelman
doel-man
NONorsk
målvakt
mål-vakt
PAPA
ਗੋਲਕੀਪਰ
gol-ki-per
PLPolski
bramkarz
bram-karz
PTPortuguês
guarda-redes
gar-da-re-des
RORomână
portar
por-tar
RUРусский
вратарь
vrat-ar-y
SVSvenska
målvakt
mål-vakt
SWKiswahili
mwagaji wa lango
mwa-ga-ji wa lan-go
TAதமிழ்
க goal கோல் கீப்பர்
goal koo-l kee-per
TEతెలుగు
గోల్కీపర్
gol-ki-per
THไทย
ผู้รักษาประตู
phoo-rak-sa-a pratoo
TLTL
bantay ng gol
ban-tay ng gol
TRTürkçe
kaleci
ka-le-ci
UKУкраїнська
воротар
vo-ro-tar
URاردو
گول کیپر
gol ki-per
VITiếng Việt
thủ môn
thu mon
YOYO
ọ̀gbọ́
o-gbo
ZH中文
门将
mén jiàng
ZUZU
umshayeli we-goli
um-sha-ye-li we-go-li

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