Kopfballungeheuer

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German

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Etymology

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From Kopfball (header) +‎ Ungeheuer (monster), originally nickname of Horst Hrubesch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpfbalˌʊnɡəhɔʏ̯ər/, [ˈkɔp͡f.balˌʔʊn.ɡə.hɔʏ̯.ɐ], [ˈkɔp͡ɸ-], [-ˌʔʊŋ-]

Noun

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Kopfballungeheuer n (strong, genitive Kopfballungeheuers, plural Kopfballungeheuer)

  1. (soccer, informal) a striker who scores a lot of headed goals

Declension

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