страйкбол

Russian

Etymology

From English strike + ball, likely modeled on пейнтбо́л (pejntból, paintball); coined by early Russian airsoft players circa 1997 and quickly adopted because Cyrillic transliterations of English airsoft (эйрсо́фт (ejrsóft) and аирсо́фт (airsóft)) are awkward for Russian speakers to pronounce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strɐjɡˈboɫ]

Noun

страйкбо́л • (strajkbólm inan (genitive страйкбо́ла, nominative plural страйкбо́лы, genitive plural страйкбо́лов, relational adjective страйкбо́льный)

  1. airsoft

Declension

Derived terms

  • страйкболи́ст (strajkbolíst)