כדורגל
Hebrew
Etymology
Blend of כַּדּוּר (kadúr, “ball”) + רֶגֶל (régel, “foot”), calque of English football and equivalents in other European languages.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /kaduˈʁeɡel/
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Noun
כַּדּוּרֶגֶל • (kadurégel) m
Usage notes
- This term – differently from כַּדּוּר רֶגֶל (kadúr régel) – means only the game and not a ball.[1]
Derived terms
- כַּדּוּרַגְלָן (kaduraglán)
References
- ^ Academy of the Hebrew Language meetings 349 and 355 on the 24th of May 1999 and 13th of November 2000 respectively. See link.