Wanderpokal

German

From wandern (“to wander, move from place to place”) +‎ Pokal (“cup, trophy”).

Wanderpokal m (strong, genitive Wanderpokals or Wanderpokales, plural Wanderpokale)

(sports) a travelling trophy; a cup for a recurring contest held by the most recent winner
(figurative) anything that is owned for a while and then habitually lost or handed over
- 1940 May 3, Adolf Hitler, Eine Rede vor Offiziersanwärtern im Sportpalast‎:
  Die Erde ist ein Wanderpokal. Ein Wanderpokal, der immer den Völkern gegeben wird, die ihn verdienen; die im Kampf um das Dasein sich stark genug erweisen, die eigene Existenzgrundlage sicherzustellen. Ein Wanderpokal, der den Völkern genommen wird, die schwach werden [...].
  The earth is a travelling trophy. A travelling trophy that is always given to those peoples who deserve it, who in the struggle for survival prove to be strong enough to secure their own means of existence. A travelling trophy that is taken away from those peoples who become weak [...].
(vulgar slang) a promiscuous person (usually female); a slut, town bicycle
Synonyms: Dorfmatratze, Schlampe, Flittchen

Declension of Wanderpokal [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wanderpokal	die	Wanderpokale
genitive	eines	des	Wanderpokals, Wanderpokales	der	Wanderpokale
dative	einem	dem	Wanderpokal, Wanderpokale¹	den	Wanderpokalen
accusative	einen	den	Wanderpokal	die	Wanderpokale

¹Now rare, see notes.

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