volleyball

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See also: Volleyball and volley-ball

English

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Etymology

From volley +‎ ball. In 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan created a new game called Mintonette, a name derived from the game of badminton. After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: "volley ball") (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

volleyball (countable and uncountable, plural volleyballs)

  2. (uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
  3. (countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔ.lɛ.bol/ ~ /vɔ.le.bol/
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Noun

volleyball m (uncountable)

  1. post-1990 spelling of volley-ball

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From English volleyball.

Pronunciation

Noun

volleyball m (definite singular volleyballen, uncountable)

  1. volleyball (ball game)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From English volleyball.

Noun

volleyball m (definite singular volleyballen, uncountable)

  1. volleyball (ball game)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English volleyball.

Noun

volleyball m (uncountable)

  1. Dated form of voleibol.
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