Blutgrätsche

German

Etymology

Blut (“blood”) +‎ Grätsche (“slide tackle”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbluːtˌɡʁɛːtʃə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌɡʁeːtʃə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio (Southern Germany)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Blut‧grät‧sche

Noun

Blutgrätsche f (genitive Blutgrätsche, plural Blutgrätschen)

  1. (soccer) A slide tackle at high speed that is directed right at the other player’s legs, usually deliberately so.

Declension
Declension of Blutgrätsche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Blutgrätsche die Blutgrätschen
genitive einer der Blutgrätsche der Blutgrätschen
dative einer der Blutgrätsche den Blutgrätschen
accusative eine die Blutgrätsche die Blutgrätschen

Further reading
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