Völkerball

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German

Etymology

Equivalent to Völker (“peoples, nations”) +‎ Ball (“ball”), from the idea that it represents a war between two countries, the "out" players being the fallen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfœlkɐbal/
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  • Hyphenation: Völ‧ker‧ball

Noun

Völkerball m (strong, genitive Völkerballes or Völkerballs, no plural)

  1. (sports) dodgeball

Declension

Declension of Völkerball
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Völkerball
genitive eines des Völkerballes, Völkerballs
dative einem dem Völkerball, Völkerballe1
accusative einen den Völkerball

1Now rare, see notes.

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