Völkerball

German

Etymology

Völker (“peoples, nations”) +‎ Ball (“ball”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfœlkɐbal/

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• Hyphenation: Völ‧ker‧ball

Noun

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

1. (sports) dodgeball

Declension

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

• Völkerballspieler

Further reading

• “Völkerball” in Duden online