Hockey

See also: hockey

English

Etymology

Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England.

Proper noun

Hockey (plural Hockeys)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hockey is the 41728th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Hockey is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English hockey. The usual pronunciation with final /-e/ is influenced by the spelling -ey.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔ.ke/
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔ.ki/ (less common)
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Noun

Hockey n (strong, genitive Hockeys, no plural)

  1. hockey (family of sports)
  2. (out of context usually) field hockey

Declension
Declension of Hockey [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Hockey
genitive eines des Hockeys
dative einem dem Hockey
accusative ein das Hockey

Hyponyms
  • (family of sports): Eishockey, Feldhockey, Hallenhockey, Rollhockey

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Hockey” in Duden online
  • “Hockey” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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