volleyball

English Online Dictionary. What means volleyball‎? What does volleyball mean?

English

Alternative forms

• volley-ball
• bolleyball (humorous)

Etymology

volley +‎ ball

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/

Noun

volleyball (countable and uncountable, plural volleyballs)

1. (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.
2. (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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. volleyball (ball game)

References

• “volleyball” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

volleyball m (uncountable)

1. Dated form of voleibol.