Speerwurf

German

Etymology

Speer (spear, javelin) + Wurf (throw)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌvʊʁf]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Speer‧wurf

Noun

Speerwurf m (strong, genitive Speerwurfes or Speerwurfs, plural Speerwürfe)
(athletics)

  1. (uncountable) the javelin throw (track-and-field event)
    Synonym: Speerwerfen n
  2. (countable) a throw of the javelin (instance of throwing a javelin)
    Synonym: Wurf m (imprecisely)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Speerwurfweltrekord m

Further reading

  • Speerwurf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Speerwurf” in Duden online
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