English Online Dictionary. What means volleyball? What does volleyball mean?
English
Alternative forms
- volley-ball
- bolleyball (humorous)
Etymology
From volley + ball. In 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan created a new game called Mintonette, a name derived from the game of badminton. After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: "volley ball") (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/
Noun
volleyball (countable and uncountable, plural volleyballs)
- (uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
- (countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔ.lɛ.bol/ ~ /vɔ.le.bol/
Noun
volleyball m (uncountable)
- post-1990 spelling of volley-ball
Derived terms
- volleyball de plage
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English volleyball.
Pronunciation
Noun
volleyball m (definite singular volleyballen, uncountable)
- volleyball (ball game)
References
- “volleyball” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “volleyball” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English volleyball.
Noun
volleyball m (definite singular volleyballen, uncountable)
- volleyball (ball game)
References
- “volleyball” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
volleyball m (uncountable)
- Dated form of voleibol.