basketball en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English basketball From basket + ball.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
He pursued basketball as his career.
Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants.
2021 May 12, Emily Cochrane, “In Infrastructure Talks With Biden, Capito Faces Fraught Path to Deal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2021:to play basketball
- (countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| basketballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
basketballer · 3x3 basketball · street basketball · antibasketball · basketball player · basketball court · basketballdom · basketball American · basketbrawl · basketball shorts · basketballese · nonbasketball · basketball shoes · wheelchair basketball
Descendants
kurvabóltur · basketbal · basketbal · kosárlabda · sepet topu · bałacanestro · баскетбо́л · באַסקעטבאָל · pallacanestro · Basketball · basketbol · כַּדּוּרְסַל · μπάσκετ-μπολ · บาสเกตบอล · baloncesto · mpira wa kikapu · koripallo · 籠球 · basketball · baloncesto · ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܣܵܠܵܐ · baesketboal · ball-basgaid · バスケットボール · saskibaloi · קוישבאָל · Basketball · básquetbol · basquetbol · basketbol · korvpall · baloncestu · básketból · 바스켓볼 · bóng rổ · basket-ball · körfubolti · basquetebol · basketbol · بسکتبال · 농구(籠球) · બાસ્કેટ બોલ
Synonyms
Translations (184)
de Basketball (the sport) · pl koszykówka (the sport) · yi קוישבאָל (the sport) · fur bale tal zei (the sport) · fa بسکتبال (the sport) · fr basket-ball (the sport) · la canistrilūdium (the sport) · chr ᏔᎷᏣ ᎠᎳᏍᎦᎶᏗ (the ball used in the sport) · io korbobalono (the sport) · io basketbalo (the sport) · cy pêl-fasged (the sport) · hy բասկետբոլ (the sport) · bg баскетбо́л (the sport) · gu બાસ્કેટ બોલ (the sport) · hy բասկետբոլի գնդակ (the ball used in the sport) · sv korgboll (the sport) · kpv кудсяр (the sport) · uli baesketboal (the sport) · uli baesketboal (the ball used in the sport) · uz basketbol (the sport) · vi bóng rổ (the sport) · ro baschetbal (the sport) · eo basketbalo (the sport) · hu kosárlabda (the sport) · mt baskitbol (the sport) · mk кошарка (the sport) · yi באַסקעטבאָל (the sport) · gd ball-basgaid (the sport) · pt bola de basquete/basquetebol (the ball used in the sport) · ky баскетбол (the sport) · sq basketboll (the sport) · bo དྲ་ཕས་སྤོ་ལོ། (the sport) · pt basquete (the sport) · lb Basketball (the sport) · sgs krepšėnis (the sport) · cs basketbal (the sport) · ja バスケットボール (the sport) · lb Basketball (the ball used in the sport) · aii ܐܣܦܹܝܪ ܣܵܠܵܐ (the sport) · ht baskètbòl (the sport) · fi koripallo (the ball used in the sport) · lv basketbols (the sport) · sa करण्डककन्दुकक्रीडा (the sport) · an balonzesto (the sport) · pt basquetebol (the sport) · kk баскетбол (the sport) · vec bałacanestro (the sport) · gl baloncesto (the sport) · mh pāājkōt (the sport) · yue 籃球 /篮球 (the ball used in the sport) · mi poitūkohu (the sport) · hu kosárlabda (the ball used in the sport) · tr basketbol (the sport) · gd ball-basgaid (the ball used in the sport) · cy pêl fasged (the ball used in the sport) · de Basketball (the ball used in the sport) · zza basketbol (the sport) · he כַּדּוּר סַל (the ball used in the sport) · sw mpira wa kikapu (the sport) · km កីឡាបាល់បោះ (the sport) · ko 농구 (the sport) · ru баскетбо́л (the sport) · tl basketbol (the sport) · oj chi-bikwaakwad biinjwebinigem (the sport) · is körfubolti (the ball used in the sport) · ia basket (the sport) · bo སིལ་པོལ (the sport) · bn বাস্কেটবল (the sport) · lkt tȟabʼóiȟpeyapi (the sport) · ta கூடைப்பந்து (the sport) · tr basketbol topu (the ball used in the sport) · eo korbopilkado (the sport) · ko 롱구 (the sport) · it basket (the sport) · be баскетбо́л (the sport) · it pallacanestro (the sport) · da basketball (the ball used in the sport) · ca basquetbol (the sport) · mh bo̧o̧ļ in pāājkōt (the ball used in the sport) · cmn 籃球 /篮球 (the sport) · id bola basket (the sport) · nv jooł (the ball used in the sport) · bg баскетболна топка (the ball used in the sport) · vo bäsetaglöpäd (the sport) · ast baloncestu (the sport) · nv jooł nikídílniihí (the sport) · ar كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة (the sport) · scn palla a canistru (the sport) · ko 바스켓볼 (the sport) · lij ballabanastra (the sport) · ja 籠球 (the sport) · es básquet (the sport) · da basketball (the sport) · az basketbol (the sport) · ru баскетбо́льный мяч (the ball used in the sport) · gu બાસ્કેટ બોલ (the ball used in the sport) · et koss (the sport) · fr ballon-panier (the sport) · ja バスケットボール (the ball used in the sport) · sk basketbal (the sport) · km បាល់បោះ (the sport) · mk кошарка́рска топка (the ball used in the sport) · he כַּדּוּרְסַל (the sport) · sl košárka (the sport) · nl basketbal (the ball used in the sport) · ur باسکیٹ بال (the sport) · oc basket (the sport) · lo ບານບ້ວງ (the sport) · tr basket (the sport) · nan-hbl 籃球 /篮球 (the ball used in the sport) · ka კალათბურთი (the sport) · pl kosz (the sport) · wuu 籃球 /篮球 (the sport) · si පැසිපන්දු (the sport) · th บาสเกตบอล (the sport) · cmn 籃球 /篮球 (the ball used in the sport) · fr basketball (the sport) · el μπάσκετ (the sport) · tk basketbol (the sport) · kmr basketbol (the sport) · ceb basketbol (the sport) · eu saskibaloi (the sport) · te బాస్కెట్ బాల్ (the sport) · sa करण्डककन्दुक (the ball used in the sport) · ja バスケ (the sport) · uk баскетбо́льний м'яч (the ball used in the sport) · pl piłka koszykowa (the ball used in the sport) · et korvpall (the sport) · sm pasiketipolo (the sport) · nl basketbal (the sport) · pt bola ao cesto (the sport) · sh ко̀ша̄рка (the sport) · uk баскетбо́л (the sport) · nan-hbl 籃球 /篮球 (the sport) · nb basketball (the sport) · uk м'яч до кошикі́вки (the ball used in the sport) · ja 篭球 (the sport) · ca bàsquet (the sport) · nn korgball (the sport) · eo korbopilko (the sport) · ar كُرَة اَلسَّلَّة (the ball used in the sport) · ro minge de baschet (the ball used in the sport) · nn basketball (the sport) · yue 籃球 /篮球 (the sport) · vo bäsetaglöp (the ball used in the sport) · sv basketboll (the ball used in the sport) · ga cispheil (the sport) · es básquetbol (the sport) · ml ബാസ്ക്കറ്റ്ബോള് (the sport) · fo kurvabóltur (the sport) · mr बास्केटबॉल (the sport) · hi बास्केटबॉल (the sport) · my ဘတ်စကက်ဘော (the sport) · ms bola keranjang (the sport) · crh basketbol (the sport) · pl piłka do koszykówki (the ball used in the sport) · hi बास्केटबाल (the sport) · cv баскетбол (the sport) · tt баскетбол (the sport) · lkt tȟabškátapi (the sport) · it palla a spicchi (the sport) · sv basket (the sport) · chr ᏔᎷᏣ ᎠᎳᏍᎦᎶᏗ (the sport) · rm ballabasket (the sport) · fi koripalloilu (the sport) · khb ᦖᦱᧅᦟᦳᧄᦎᦱᧇ (the sport) · az basketbol topu (the ball used in the sport) · ia basketball (the sport) · uk кошикі́вка (the sport) · sh kòšārka (the sport) · dtp buul bakul (the sport) · it pallacesto (the sport) · it palla al cerchio (the sport) · ro baschet (the sport) · fi koripallo (the sport) · lkt tȟápa-tȟáŋka (the ball used in the sport) · tg баскетбол (the sport) · mn сагсан бөмбөг (the sport) · el καλαθοσφαίριση (the sport) · es baloncesto (the sport) · lt krepšinis (the sport) · ko 농구공 (the ball used in the sport) · is körfubolti m körfuknattleikur (the sport) · pl piłka koszykowa (the sport)