fudbalsko

Fudbalsko is an adjective used in South Slavic languages such as Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin to denote something related to football (soccer). It is derived from the noun fudbal (football) with the suffix -sko, and functions as a descriptive modifier rather than a standalone noun.

In standard usage, fudbalsko is the neuter singular form. It describes neuter nouns such as prvenstvo (championship) or igralište (field). The masculine and feminine counterparts are fudbalski and fudbalska, used with masculine nouns like klub (club) and feminine nouns like liga (league), respectively. Common examples include fudbalsko prvenstvo (football championship), fudbalsko igralište (football field), fudbalski klub (football club), and fudbalska liga (football league).

As a modifier, fudbalsko typically appears before the noun it describes. The term is prevalent in sports journalism, official competition names, and everyday speech when referring to football-related objects or activities. It is also encountered in Cyrillic-script varieties, written as фудбалско, reflecting the shared linguistic heritage of the region. While the core meaning is consistent, exact inflection can vary slightly across dialects and standard varieties within the Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin languages.