Speerwurf
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Speer (“spear, javelin”) + Wurf (“throw”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Speerwurf m (strong, genitive Speerwurfes or Speerwurfs, plural Speerwürfe)
(athletics)
- (uncountable) the javelin throw (track-and-field event)
- Synonym: Speerwerfen n
- (countable) a throw of the javelin (instance of throwing a javelin)
- Synonym: Wurf m (imprecisely)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Speerwurf [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Speerwurf | die | Speerwürfe |
| genitive | eines | des | Speerwurfes, Speerwurfs | der | Speerwürfe |
| dative | einem | dem | Speerwurf, Speerwurfe1 | den | Speerwürfen |
| accusative | einen | den | Speerwurf | die | Speerwürfe |
1Now rare, see notes.