casting

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See also: Casting and cásting

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing.

Verb

casting

  1. present participle and gerund of cast

Etymology 2

From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing.

Noun

casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)

  1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
  2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
  3. (countable) An object made in a mold.
    • 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
      The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out.
  4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
  5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
  6. (programming) The act of converting between data types.
  7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77:
      "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me."
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Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from English casting.

Pronunciation

Noun

casting inan

  1. casting (process of selecting actors)

Declension

Declension of casting (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive casting casting-a casting-ak
ergative casting-ek casting-ak casting-ek
dative casting-i casting-ari casting-ei
genitive casting-en casting-aren casting-en
comitative casting-ekin casting-arekin casting-ekin
causative casting-engatik casting-arengatik casting-engatik
benefactive casting-entzat casting-arentzat casting-entzat
instrumental casting-ez casting-az casting-ez
inessive casting-etan casting-ean casting-etan
locative casting-etako casting-eko casting-etako
allative casting-etara casting-era casting-etara
terminative casting-etaraino casting-eraino casting-etaraino
directive casting-etarantz casting-erantz casting-etarantz
destinative casting-etarako casting-erako casting-etarako
ablative casting-etatik casting-etik casting-etatik
partitive casting-ik — —
prolative casting-tzat — —

Further reading

  • "casting" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English casting.

Pronunciation

Noun

casting m (plural castings)

  1. casting (selection of actors)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

Noun

casting m (invariable)

  1. casting (selection of actors)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

Pronunciation

Noun

casting m inan (related adjective castingowy)

  1. audition, casting (performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent)
    Synonym: przesłuchanie

Declension

Declension of casting
singular plural
nominative casting castingi
genitive castingu castingów
dative castingowi castingom
accusative casting castingi
instrumental castingiem castingami
locative castingu castingach
vocative castingu castingi

Further reading

  • casting in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • casting in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English casting.

Noun

casting n (uncountable)

  1. casting

Declension

declension of casting (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) casting castingul
genitive/dative (unui) casting castingului
vocative castingule

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

Pronunciation

Noun

casting m (plural castings)

  1. casting

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

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