Kugelstoß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of Kugel +‎ Stoß.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːɡəlˌʃtoːs/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ku‧gel‧stoß

Noun

Kugelstoß m (strong, genitive Kugelstoßes, plural Kugelstöße)

  1. (athletics) shot put

Usage notes

Either denotes the sport itself, for which Kugelstoßen is a synonym, or an individual throw as part of the sport. The word is only countable in the second of these senses.

Declension

Declension of Kugelstoß [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kugelstoß die Kugelstöße
genitive eines des Kugelstoßes der Kugelstöße
dative einem dem Kugelstoß, Kugelstoße1 den Kugelstößen
accusative einen den Kugelstoß die Kugelstöße

1Now rare, see notes.

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