German

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Etymology

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Speer (spear, javelin) +‎ Wurf (throw)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌvʊʁf]
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  • Hyphenation: Speer‧wurf
  • Rhymes: -ʊʁf

Noun

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Speerwurf m (strong, genitive Speerwurfes or Speerwurfs, plural Speerwürfe)
(athletics)

  1. (uncountable) the javelin throw (track-and-field event)
    Synonym: Speerwerfen n
  2. (countable) a throw of the javelin (instance of throwing a javelin)
    Synonym: Wurf m (imprecisely)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Speerwurf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Speerwurf” in Duden online