кошарка
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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
кошарка • (košarka) f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | кошарка (košarka) |
| definite unspecified | кошарката (košarkata) |
| definite proximal | кошаркава (košarkava) |
| definite distal | кошаркана (košarkana) |
| vocative | кошарко (košarko) |
Derived terms
- кошаркар m (košarkar), кошаркарка f (košarkarka)
- кошаркарски (košarkarski)
Related terms
- кош m (koš)
See also
References
- “кошарка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From кошара (“basket”), as a direct calque of English basketball. Likely 1940s in origin, as earlier news publications use the transcribed term баскетбал (cf. German Basketball), sometimes hyphenated, instead.
Pronunciation
Noun
ко̀ша̄рка f (Latin spelling kòšārka)
Usage notes
The term "basket", similarly to many other European languages, is an informal nickname for basketball, particularly 3-on-3 streetball games. The official FIBA 3X3 game is often referred to as "basket" by local media, due to its association with streetball.
Declension
Declension of кошарка
Synonyms
Further reading
- “кошарка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024