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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.
Noun
Penalty m (strong, genitive Penaltys, plural Penaltys)
- (ice hockey) penalty
- (soccer, regional, Switzerland, rarely Austria) penalty
- Synonyms: Strafstoß, Elfmeter
Declension