name
Meaning 1
A county of Norway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
Telemark
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/
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noun
Meaning 2
Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
Meaning 3
A telemark turn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
A telemark landing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: ski jumping
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verb
Meaning 5
To take part in telemark skiing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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verb
Meaning 6
To perform a telemark turn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: turn, turning
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Telemark.
From Norwegian Telemark, a county in Norway, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (“name of an old Germanic tribe”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: télémark — telemark skiing
- Japanese: テレマークスキー (teremāku-sukī) — telemark skiing
- Korean: 텔레마크 스키 (tellemakeu seuki) — telemark skiing
- Norwegian Bokmål: telemarkskjøring — telemark skiing
- Norwegian Nynorsk: telemarkskøyring — telemark skiing
Real reading context