# motocross
## English
### Etymology

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

### Noun

motocross (usually uncountable, plural motocrosses)
* (sports, motorcycling) A form of off-road motorbike racing.
* (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”)
* MX (“abbreviation”)
* MXGP
* sidecarcross
* supercross
* wheelchair motocross

#### See also

* snocross

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English motocross.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmotoˌkrosː/, [ˈmo̞t̪o̞ˌkro̞s̠ː]
* Rhymes: -osː

### Noun

motocross
* motocross (sport)

#### Declension

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

* minicrossi
* motocrosskilpailu

### Further reading

* “motocross”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English motocross.

### Noun

motocross m (invariable)
* motocross
    Synonyms: (rare) motocrossismo, (rare) motocampestre, (rare) motopratismo

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /motoˈkɾos/ [mo.t̪oˈkɾos]
* Rhymes: -os
* Syllabification: mo‧to‧cross

### Noun

motocross m (uncountable)
* motocross

### Further reading

* “motocross”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English motocross.

### Noun

motocross c
* (sports, motorcycling) motocross (sport)
    Synonyms: cross, MX

#### See also

* cross

### References

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