כדורגל
Hebrew
Etymology
Blend of כַּדּוּר (kadúr, “ball”) + רֶגֶל (régel, “foot”), calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English football.
Noun
כַּדּוּרֶגֶל • (kadurégel) m
Usage notes
- This term – differently from כַּדּוּר רֶגֶל (kadúr regél) – means only the game and not a ball.[1]
References
- ^ Academy of the Hebrew Language meetings 349 and 355 on the 24th of May 1999 and 13th of November 2000 respectively. See link.