Blutgrätsche
German edit
Etymology edit
Blut (“blood”) + Grätsche (“slide tackle”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈbluːtˌɡʁɛːtʃə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌɡʁeːtʃə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (Southern Germany) (file) - Hyphenation: Blut‧grät‧sche
Noun edit
Blutgrätsche f (genitive Blutgrätsche, plural Blutgrätschen)
- (soccer) a slide tackle at high speed that is directed right at the other player’s legs, usually deliberately so
Declension edit
Declension of Blutgrätsche [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Blutgrätsche | die | Blutgrätschen |
| genitive | einer | der | Blutgrätsche | der | Blutgrätschen |
| dative | einer | der | Blutgrätsche | den | Blutgrätschen |
| accusative | eine | die | Blutgrätsche | die | Blutgrätschen |
Further reading edit
- “Blutgrätsche” in Duden online