nettball

nettball

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From nett +‎ ball

Noun

nettball m (definite singular nettballen, indefinite plural nettballer, definite plural nettballene)

1. a ball which touches the net and goes over it
2. an older name for volleyball
3. netball, a variant of basketball not normally played in Norway

References

• “nettball” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “nettball” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From nett +‎ ball

Noun

nettball m (definite singular nettballen, indefinite plural nettballar, definite plural nettballane)

1. a ball which touches the net and goes over it
2. an older name for volleyball
3. netball, a variant of basketball not normally played in Norway

References

• “nettball” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.