Völkerball

German edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to Völker (“peoples, nations”) +‎ Ball (“ball”), from the idea that it represents a war between two countries, the "out" players being the fallen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfœlkɐbal/
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Hyphenation: Völ‧ker‧ball

Noun edit

Völkerball m (strong, genitive Völkerballes or Völkerballs, no plural)

(sports) dodgeball

Declension edit

Declension of Völkerball [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Völkerball
genitive	eines	des	Völkerballes, Völkerballs
dative	einem	dem	Völkerball, Völkerballe¹
accusative	einen	den	Völkerball

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms edit

Völkerballspieler