Basketball
See also: basketball and basket-ball
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English basketball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːskətˌbal/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio; “Basketballs”: (file)
Noun
Basketball m (strong, genitive Basketballes or Basketballs, plural Basketbälle)
Declension
Declension of Basketball [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Basketball | die | Basketbälle |
| genitive | eines | des | Basketballes, Basketballs | der | Basketbälle |
| dative | einem | dem | Basketball, Basketballe1 | den | Basketbällen |
| accusative | einen | den | Basketball | die | Basketbälle |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- Basketballspieler, Basketballer
- Basketballspielerin, Basketballerin
- Basketballfeld, Basketballkorb
Further reading
- “Basketball” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Basketball” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Basketball” in Duden online
- Basketball on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From English basketball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːsketˌbal/, [ˈbaːskədˌbɑl]
Noun
Basketball m (plural Basketbäll)
- basketball (ball)
- (uncountable) basketball (sport)