Schmetterball

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German

Etymology

From schmettern (“to smash”) +‎ Ball (“ball”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schmetterball m (strong, genitive Schmetterballes or Schmetterballs, plural Schmetterbälle)

  1. (sports) smash
  2. (basketball) dunk shot

Declension

Declension of Schmetterball
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schmetterball die Schmetterbälle
genitive eines des Schmetterballes, Schmetterballs der Schmetterbälle
dative einem dem Schmetterball, Schmetterballe1 den Schmetterbällen
accusative einen den Schmetterball die Schmetterbälle

1Now rare, see notes.

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