бейсбо́л
bejsbólmasculine
The Russian word for baseball is бейсбо́л (bejsból).
бейсбо́л is a masculine noun used to refer to the ball game of baseball.
Meaning: ball game (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, бейсбо́л takes the genitive ending –а in the singular (бейсбо́ла) to mean "of baseball" and its plural form is бейсбо́лы.
How do you pronounce it?
bejsból
Did you know?
- While бейсбо́л is a loanword, Russia has a long history of 'лапта', a traditional folk game that resembles baseball and is often called the 'Russian baseball'.
- The Russian word for a baseball bat is би́та, which is a distinct word from the general term for a stick or club, reflecting the sport's specific influence on the lexicon.
- While the game is бейсбо́л, the person who plays it is called a бейсбо́лист, which uses the much more common Russian suffix '-ист' to denote a professional or specialist.
Examples in context
- Я очень люблю бейсбол.I really love baseball.
- Я очень люблю бейсбо́л.Ya ochen' lyublyu beysbol.I love baseball very much.
- Бейсбо́л это очень популярная игра.Beysbol eto ochen' populyarnaya igra.Baseball is a very popular game.
- Мы будем смотреть бейсбо́л по телевизору.My budem smotret' beysbol po televizoru.We are going to watch baseball on TV.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “baseball” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
