Penalty

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English penalty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈnal.ti/, /ˈpɛ.nəl.ti/
  • Only the Germanised pronunciation is usual in football. The re-Anglicised pronunciation is now increasingly used in ice hockey.
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Noun

Penalty m (strong, genitive Penaltys, plural Penaltys)

  1. (ice hockey) penalty
  2. (soccer, regional, Switzerland, rarely Austria) penalty
    Synonyms: Strafstoß, Elfmeter

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