Wasserball

German

Etymology

Wasser (“water”) +‎ Ball (“ball”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvasɐˌbal/
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Noun

Wasserball m (strong, genitive Wasserballes or Wasserballs, plural Wasserbälle)

(uncountable) water polo
(countable) water polo ball
(countable) beach ball (light inflatable ball)
Synonym: Strandball

Declension

Declension of Wasserball [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wasserball	die	Wasserbälle
genitive	eines	des	Wasserballes, Wasserballs	der	Wasserbälle
dative	einem	dem	Wasserball, Wasserballe¹	den	Wasserbällen
accusative	einen	den	Wasserball	die	Wasserbälle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Wasserball” in Duden online
“Wasserball” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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