German edit

Etymology edit

Spiel +‎ Ball

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːlˌbal/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Spielball m (strong, genitive Spielballes or Spielballs, plural Spielbälle)

  1. ball (for a game, sport)
  2. (figurative) pawn, tool (a person or object that is merely the object of something or someone more powerful; played around like a ball)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Spielball” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Spielball” in Duden online
  • Spielball” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon