Noun: Ball
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Ball |
| Plural | Bälle |
Definite
| Singular | der Ball |
| Plural | die Bälle |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Balles; Balls |
| Plural | Bälle |
Definite
| Singular | des Balles; Balls |
| Plural | der Bälle |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Ball; Balle |
| Plural | Bällen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Ball; Balle |
| Plural | den Bällen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Ball |
| Plural | Bälle |
Definite
| Singular | den Ball |
| Plural | die Bälle |
Sample Sentences
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Können wir uns deinen Ball ausleihen? (Can we borrow your ball?)
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Er formte einen Ball aus Papier. (He shaped the paper into a ball.)
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ein guter Ball in den Strafraum (a great ball into the box)
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Die Bälle müssten öfter über links kommen.
Etymology
1. From Middle High German and Old High German bal, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.
2. Cognates include English ball, Dutch bal, Danish bold, Swedish boll, Icelandic böllur, and Norwegian ball. See: English Nouns '
ball', Dutch Nouns '
bal', Danish Nouns '
bold', Swedish Nouns '
boll', Icelandic Nouns '
böllur'.
Verbs referencing "Ball"
English Nouns
ball, Bulgarian Nouns
бал, Ukrainian Nouns
бал, Hungarian Nouns
bál.
Translations