Breakball

German

Etymology

Compound of English break +‎ Ball.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁɛɪ̯kbɔːl/, /ˈbʁɛɪ̯kbal/
  • Hyphenation: Break‧ball

Noun

Breakball m (strong, genitive Breakballes or Breakballs, plural Breakbälle)

  1. (sports) break point

Declension

Declension of Breakball [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Breakball die Breakbälle
genitive eines des Breakballes, Breakballs der Breakbälle
dative einem dem Breakball, Breakballe1 den Breakbällen
accusative einen den Breakball die Breakbälle

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Breakball” in Duden online
  • “Breakball” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Breakball” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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