Relegation
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Relegation f (genitive Relegation, plural Relegationen)
- (sports) a play-off between teams from different leagues deciding about promotion and relegation
- Der Dritte der 2. Bundesliga spielt in der Relegation gegen den 16. der 1. Bundesliga.
- Place 3 of the 2nd Bundesliga plays a play-off for promotion against place 16 of the 1st Bundesliga.
Usage notes edit
- The word is a false friend of English relegation, the German term for which is Abstieg.
Declension edit
Declension of Relegation [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Relegation | die | Relegationen |
| genitive | einer | der | Relegation | der | Relegationen |
| dative | einer | der | Relegation | den | Relegationen |
| accusative | eine | die | Relegation | die | Relegationen |