Handball

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See also: handball, hand ball, and håndball

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Etymology

Hand +‎ Ball

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhantbal/
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  • Hyphenation: Hand‧ball

Noun

Handball m (strong, genitive Handballes or Handballs, plural Handbälle)

  1. (uncountable) handball (Olympic team sport)
  2. (countable) handball (the ball used in this sport)

Usage notes

  • Not used for the foul in association football; for that see Handspiel.

Declension

Declension of Handball
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Handball die Handbälle
genitive eines des Handballes, Handballs der Handbälle
dative einem dem Handball, Handballe1 den Handbällen
accusative einen den Handball die Handbälle

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Handball” in Duden online
  • “Handball” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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