samobramka

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See also: samobramką

Polish

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Etymology

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From samo- +‎ bramka. Calque of German Selbsttor. According to J. Miodek (see e.g. Rzecz o języku, 1983) it is a neologism created by the editorial staff of the Sport newspaper in the 1970s in order to replace the negatively associated expression bramka samobójcza (literally suicidal goal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.mɔˈbram.ka/
  • Rhymes: -amka
  • Syllabification: sa‧mo‧bram‧ka

Noun

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samobramka f

  1. (colloquial, ball games) own goal
    Synonyms: bramka samobójcza, gol samobójczy, samobój, swojak

Declension

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Further reading

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  • samobramka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN