Underdog

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English underdog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈandɐˌdɔk/
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  • Hyphenation: Un‧der‧dog

Noun

Underdog m (strong, genitive Underdogs, plural Underdogs)

  1. underdog (competitor thought to be at disadvantage)
    Synonym: Außenseiter
    • Als Underdog hat Otto Rehhagel, die vom Anstreicher zum Bohemien gewandelte Trainerlegende, seine spektakulärsten Erfolge gefeiert.[1]
      As an underdog, Otto Rehhagel, the house painter turned bohemian manager legend, celebrated his most spectacular successes.

Declension

Declension of Underdog
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Underdog die Underdogs
genitive eines des Underdogs der Underdogs
dative einem dem Underdog den Underdogs
accusative einen den Underdog die Underdogs

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Stolpe, Daniel, Kleinemas, Martin (2012 March 18) “Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck zum nächsten Kantersieg”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎ (HTML), 0173-8437 →ISSN Invalid ISSN, archived from the original on 27 July 2015
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