Schneeball
German
Etymology
Schnee (“snow”) + Ball (“ball”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃneːbal/
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Noun
Schneeball m (genitive Schneeballes or Schneeballs, plural Schneebälle)
- snowball
- viburnum, any shrub of the genus Viburnum.
- especially: Viburnum opulus, a shrub native to Europe; snowball bush, European cranberry
Declension
Declension of Schneeball
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schneeball | die | Schneebälle |
| genitive | eines | des | Schneeballes, Schneeballs | der | Schneebälle |
| dative | einem | dem | Schneeball, Schneeballe1 | den | Schneebällen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schneeball | die | Schneebälle |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Schneeballschlacht
- Schneeballsystem
Further reading
- Schneeball in Duden online