кошарка
Macedonian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editкошарка • (košarka) f
Declension
editDeclension of кошарка
Derived terms
edit- кошаркар m (košarkar), кошаркарка f (košarkarka)
- кошаркарски (košarkarski)
Related terms
edit- кош m (koš)
See also
editReferences
edit- “кошарка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom кошара ("basket"), as a direct calque of the word "basketball". Likely 1940s in origin, as earlier news publications use the transcribed term "basketbal" (c.f. German Basketball), sometimes hyphenated, instead.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editко̀ша̄рка f (Latin spelling kòšārka)
Usage notes
editThe 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
editDeclension of кошарка
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “кошарка” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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