Football

See also: football, foot-ball, and foot ball

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English football. Doublet of the calque Fußball (“association football”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊtbɔ(ː)l/

• Audio

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Noun

Football m (strong, genitive Footballs, plural Footballs)

1. the kind of ball used in American football
2. the game of American football

   Synonym: American Football

Declension

Declension of Football [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Football	die	Footballs
genitive	eines	des	Footballs	der	Footballs
dative	einem	dem	Football	den	Footballs
accusative	einen	den	Football	die	Footballs

Further reading

• “Football” in Duden online