Schmetterball

German

Etymology

From schmettern (“to smash”) +‎ Ball (“ball”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schmetterball m (strong, genitive Schmetterballes or Schmetterballs, plural Schmetterbälle)

1. (sports) smash
2. (basketball) dunk shot

Declension

Declension of Schmetterball [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schmetterball	die	Schmetterbälle
genitive	eines	des	Schmetterballes, Schmetterballs	der	Schmetterbälle
dative	einem	dem	Schmetterball, Schmetterballe1	den	Schmetterbällen
accusative	einen	den	Schmetterball	die	Schmetterbälle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• schmetterballartig

Related terms

• Handball
• Kopfball

Further reading

• “Schmetterball” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schmetterball” in Duden online