Anschlusstor
German
Etymology
Anschluss (“connection, contact”) + Tor (“goal”)
Noun
Anschlusstor n (genitive Anschlusstores, plural Anschlusstore)
- (sports) a goal that reduces a team’s deficit in the score to one, such as a 2-3 after a 1-3
- (sports, loosely, rarer) a goal that reduces a team’s deficit so as to restore to them a realistic chance of equalizing, such as a 1-3 after a 0-3
Declension
Declension of Anschlusstor
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Anschlusstor | die | Anschlusstore |
| genitive | eines | des | Anschlusstores, Anschlusstors | der | Anschlusstore |
| dative | einem | dem | Anschlusstor, Anschlusstore1 | den | Anschlusstoren |
| accusative | ein | das | Anschlusstor | die | Anschlusstore |
1Now uncommon, see notes