motocross

See also: moto-cross

English

Etymology

From French, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- +‎ -cross.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/

  • Audio (UK):

    (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊ.doʊˌkɹɔs/, /-kɹɑs/
• Hyphenation: mo‧to‧cross

Noun

motocross (usually uncountable, plural motocrosses)

1. (sports, motorcycling) A form of off-road motorbike racing.
2. (sports, motorcycling) An event where such racing takes place.

Synonyms

• MX (abbreviation)
• scrambling

Coordinate terms

• dirt bike

Derived terms

• bicycle motocross
• bike motocross
• BMX (“bike motocross”)
• motocrosser
• MX (“abbreviation”)
• MXGP
• sidecarcross
• supercross
• wheelchair motocross

Translations

off-road motorbike racing

• Belarusian: мотакро́с m (motakrós)
• Bulgarian: мотокро́с m (motokrós)
• Catalan: motocròs m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩托越野賽 / 摩托越野赛 (zh) (mótuō yuèyěsài), 摩托車越野賽 / 摩托车越野赛 (zh) (mótuōchē yuèyěsài)

• Czech: motokros m
• Esperanto: motokroso
• Finnish: motocross
• French: motocross (fr) m
• German: Motocross m
• Italian: motocross (it) m, motocrossismo (it) m (rare), motocampestre (it) f (rare), motopratismo (it) m (uncommon)
• Japanese: モトクロス (ja) (motokurosu)
• Korean: 모토크로스 (motokeuroseu)
• Polish: motocross (pl) m, motokros (pl) m
• Portuguese: motocross (pt) m
• Russian: мотокро́сс (ru) m (motokróss), мотого́нки (ru) f pl (motogónki)
• Spanish: motocross (es) m
• Ukrainian: мотокро́с m (motokrós)

event

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩托越野賽 / 摩托越野赛 (zh) (mótuō yuèyěsài), 摩托車越野賽 / 摩托车越野赛 (zh) (mótuōchē yuèyěsài)

• Finnish: motocross-kilpailu
• Polish: motocross (pl) m, motokros (pl) m
• Portuguese: corrida/prova/competição de motocross f

See also

• snocross

Finnish

Etymology

From English motocross.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmotoˌkrosː/, [ˈmo̞t̪o̞ˌkro̞s̠ː]
• Rhymes: -osː

Noun

motocross

1. motocross (sport)

Declension

Inflection of motocross (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		motocross	—
genitive		motocrossin	—
partitive		motocrossia	—
illative		motocrossiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		motocross	—
accusative	nom.	motocross	—
	gen.	motocrossin
genitive		motocrossin	—
partitive		motocrossia	—
inessive		motocrossissa	—
elative		motocrossista	—
illative		motocrossiin	—
adessive		motocrossilla	—
ablative		motocrossilta	—
allative		motocrossille	—
essive		motocrossina	—
translative		motocrossiksi	—
abessive		motocrossitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of motocross (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative motocrossini — accusative nom. motocrossini — gen. motocrossini genitive motocrossini — partitive motocrossiani — inessive motocrossissani — elative motocrossistani — illative motocrossiini — adessive motocrossillani — ablative motocrossiltani — allative motocrossilleni — essive motocrossinani — translative motocrossikseni — abessive motocrossittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative motocrossisi — accusative nom. motocrossisi — gen. motocrossisi genitive motocrossisi — partitive motocrossiasi — inessive motocrossissasi — elative motocrossistasi — illative motocrossiisi — adessive motocrossillasi — ablative motocrossiltasi — allative motocrossillesi — essive motocrossinasi — translative motocrossiksesi — abessive motocrossittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative motocrossimme — accusative nom. motocrossimme — gen. motocrossimme genitive motocrossimme — partitive motocrossiamme — inessive motocrossissamme — elative motocrossistamme — illative motocrossiimme — adessive motocrossillamme — ablative motocrossiltamme — allative motocrossillemme — essive motocrossinamme — translative motocrossiksemme — abessive motocrossittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative motocrossinne — accusative nom. motocrossinne — gen. motocrossinne genitive motocrossinne — partitive motocrossianne — inessive motocrossissanne — elative motocrossistanne — illative motocrossiinne — adessive motocrossillanne — ablative motocrossiltanne — allative motocrossillenne — essive motocrossinanne — translative motocrossiksenne — abessive motocrossittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative motocrossinsa — accusative nom. motocrossinsa — gen. motocrossinsa genitive motocrossinsa — partitive motocrossiaan motocrossiansa — inessive motocrossissaan motocrossissansa — elative motocrossistaan motocrossistansa — illative motocrossiinsa — adessive motocrossillaan motocrossillansa — ablative motocrossiltaan motocrossiltansa — allative motocrossilleen motocrossillensa — essive motocrossinaan motocrossinansa — translative motocrossikseen motocrossiksensa — abessive motocrossittaan motocrossittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• minicrossi
• motocrosskilpailu

Further reading

• “motocross”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Alternative forms

• motocrosse

Etymology

Borrowed from English motocross.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

motocross m (invariable)

1. motocross

   Synonyms: (rare) motocrossismo, (rare) motocampestre, (uncommon) motopratismo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motoˈkɾos/ [mo.t̪oˈkɾos]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: mo‧to‧cross

Noun

motocross m (uncountable)

1. motocross

Further reading

• “motocross”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English motocross.

Noun

motocross c

1. (sports, motorcycling) motocross (sport)

   Synonyms: cross, MX

Declension

Declension of motocross

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	motocross	motocross
	definite	motocrossen	motocrossens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• cross

References

• motocross in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• motocross in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)