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Fußball

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Fuß (“foot”) +‎ Ball (“ball”), a calque of English football. Doublet of the later borrowing Football (“American football”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Fußball m (strong, genitive Fußballs or Fußballes, plural Fußbälle)

  1. (uncountable) soccer; association football
  2. (countable) football, soccer ball (the ball with which association football is played)

Declension

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Declension of Fußball [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fußball die Fußbälle
genitive eines des Fußballs, Fußballes der Fußbälle
dative einem dem Fußball, Fußballe1 den Fußbällen
accusative einen den Fußball die Fußbälle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: foosball
  • ⇒? Luxembourgish: Foussball

See also

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