Handball

See also: handball, hand ball, and håndball

German

Etymology

    Hand +‎ Ball

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈhantbal/
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Hand‧ball

    Noun

    Handball m (strong, genitive Handballes or Handballs, plural Handbälle)

    1. (uncountable) handball (Olympic team sport)
    2. (countable) handball (the ball used in this sport)

    Usage notes

    • Not used for the foul in association football; for that see Handspiel.

    Declension

    Declension of Handball [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Handball die Handbälle
    genitive eines des Handballes, Handballs der Handbälle
    dative einem dem Handball, Handballe1 den Handbällen
    accusative einen den Handball die Handbälle

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Further reading

    • “Handball” in Duden online
    • “Handball”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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