кошарка

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔʃarka]

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Noun

кошарка • (košarka) f

1. basketball

Declension

Declension of кошарка

	singular
indefinite	кошарка
definite unspecified	кошарката
definite proximal	кошаркава
definite distal	кошаркана
vocative	кошарко

Derived terms

• кошаркар m (košarkar), кошаркарка f (košarkarka)
• кошаркарски (košarkarski)

Related terms

• кош m (koš)

See also

• кошар m (košar)
• кошара f (košara)
• кошаре n (košare)
• кошарина f (košarina)

References

• “кошарка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): /kǒʃaːrka/
• Hyphenation: ко‧шар‧ка

Noun

ко̀ша̄рка f (Latin spelling kòšārka)

1. (sports) basketball

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

	singular
nominative	кошарка
genitive	кошарке
dative	кошарци
accusative	кошарку
vocative	кошарко
locative	кошарци
instrumental	кошарком

Synonyms

1. (dated) баскетбал
2. (informal) баскет

Further reading

• “кошарка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024