name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/
General-American:/nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/
rhymes with -ɛndəʊ
CMU ARPABET:N IH0 N T EH1 N D OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trademark
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
Examples
Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any popular product or activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نينتندو
(nīntindū)
— Japanese videogame company
Bengali:
নিন্টেন্ডো
(ninṭenḍō)
— Japanese videogame company
Chinese Cantonese:
任天堂
— Japanese videogame company
Chinese Mandarin:
任天堂
(Rèntiāntáng)
— Japanese videogame company
Esperanto:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
French:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
German:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Hindi:
निंटेंडो
(niṇṭeṇḍo)
— Japanese videogame company
Italian:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Japanese:
任天堂
— Japanese videogame company
Japanese:
ニンテンドー
(Nintendō)
— Japanese videogame company
Korean:
닌텐도
— Japanese videogame company
Persian:
نینتندو
(nintendo)
— Japanese videogame company
Portuguese:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Romanian:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Russian:
Нинте́ндо
(Ninténdo)
— Japanese videogame company
Serbo-Croatian:
Нинтендо
— Japanese videogame company
Spanish:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Swedish:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Tamil:
நிண்டெண்டோ
(niṇṭeṇṭō)
— Japanese videogame company
Thai:
นินเทนโด
(Ninthendo)
— Japanese videogame company
Turkish:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Vietnamese:
Nintendo
— Japanese videogame company
Vietnamese:
Nhiệm Thiên Đường
— Japanese videogame company
Albanian:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Amharic:
ኒንተንዶ
(nintändo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Arabic:
نينتندو
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Bengali:
নিনটেনডো
(ninṭenoḍō)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Chinese Cantonese:
任天堂
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Chinese Mandarin:
任天堂
(Rèntiāntáng)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Danish:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Dutch:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Esperanto:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Finnish:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
French:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
German:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Greek:
Νιντενδω
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Greek:
Νιντενδο
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Hebrew:
נינטנדו
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Hindi:
निनटेंडो
(ninṭeṇḍo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Italian:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Italian:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Korean:
닌텐도
(nintendo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Ladino:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Nepali:
निन्टेन्डो
(ninṭenḍo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Persian:
نینتندو
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Polish:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Portuguese:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Romanian:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Romanian:
Нинте́ндо
(Ninténdo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Russian:
Нинте́ндо
(Ninténdo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Serbo-Croatian:
нинтендо
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Spanish:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Swedish:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Thai:
นินเทนโด
(Ninthendo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Turkish:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Ottoman Turkish:
نینتندو
(nintendo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Uyghur:
نىنتېندو
(nintëndo)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Vietnamese:
Nintendo
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
Yiddish:
נינטענדאָו
(nintendou)
— Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
