Federball

German

Etymology

From Feder (“feather”) +‎ Ball (“ball”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːdɐˌbal/

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• Hyphenation: Fe‧der‧ball

Noun

Federball m (strong, genitive Federballes or Federballs, plural Federbälle)

1. the game of badminton
2. badminton ball; shuttlecock

Declension

Declension of Federball [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Federball	die	Federbälle
genitive	eines	des	Federballes, Federballs	der	Federbälle
dative	einem	dem	Federball, Federballe1	den	Federbällen
accusative	einen	den	Federball	die	Federbälle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Usage notes

• The competitive sport is usually called Badminton, at least by those involved in it. However, Federball is more common for the same as a garden activity, particularly if the aim is to keep the ball in the air rather than to win points.

Further reading

• “Federball” in Duden online
• “Federball”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)