Relegation

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German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʁeː.le.ɡaˈtsjoːn/, /ˌʁɛ-/, /-lə-/
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Noun

Relegation f (genitive Relegation, plural Relegationen)

(sports) a play-off between teams from different leagues deciding about promotion and relegation
Der Dritte der 2. Bundesliga spielt in der Relegation gegen den 16. der 1. Bundesliga.
Place 3 of the 2nd Bundesliga plays a play-off for promotion against place 16 of the 1st Bundesliga.

Usage notes

The word is a false friend of English relegation, the German term for which is Abstieg.

Declension

Declension of Relegation

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Relegation	die	Relegationen
genitive	einer	der	Relegation	der	Relegationen
dative	einer	der	Relegation	den	Relegationen
accusative	eine	die	Relegation	die	Relegationen

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