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volleyball en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English volley Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English volleyball 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")

Meanings

  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
volleyballs Number=Plur lexicographic
volley-ball alternative lexicographic
bolleyball alternative, humorous lexicographic

Deriveds

sitting volleyball · wallyball · kick volleyball · volleyballene · sand volleyball · volleyball player · volleybelle · indoor volleyball · rebound volleyball · beach volleyball · volleyballer

Descendants

voleibol · волейбо́л · वॉलीबॉल · voleybol · วอลเลย์บอล · Volleyball · voleibol · faal’ibooal’ · バレーボール · volleyball · volleyball · volejbal · voleibol · वॉलीबाल · वालीबाल · balibol · ဘော်လီဘော · vóleibol · volipolo · volleyball · 발리볼 · voliboli · voleibol · volley-ball

Translations (138)

it pallavolo (game) · fi lentopallo (ball used to play the game) · bg во́лейбол (game) · ko 배구공 (ball used to play the game) · ko 발리볼 (game) · tr voleybol (game) · he כַּדוּרעָף (game) · sl odbojka (game) · km បាល់ទះ (game) · be валейбо́л (game) · dtp buul tapap (game) · vi bóng chuyền (game) · fr volley-ball (game) · sa जालकन्दुकक्रीडा (game) · cs volejbalový míč (ball used to play the game) · ko 배구 (game) · ca voleibol (game) · tl volleyball (game) · ru волейбо́льный мяч (ball used to play the game) · el βόλεϊ (game) · pl siatkówka (game) · lv volejbols (game) · id bola voli (game) · uk відби́ванка (game) · pt vólei (game) · nl volleybal (ball used to play the game) · ja バレーボール (game) · mnb foli (game) · ur والی بال (game) · es vóley (game) · sv volleyboll (game) · de Volleyball (game) · my ဘော်လီဘော (game) · es voleibol (game) · eu boleibol (game) · si වොලිබෝල් (game) · ca vòlei (game) · el πετόσφαιρα (ball used to play the game) · hu röplabda (ball used to play the game) · ms bola tampar (game) · gl pelota de voleibol (ball used to play the game) · sw voliboli (game) · km កីឡាបាល់ទះ (game) · yue 排球 (game) · sh odbojka (game) · sw voliboli (ball used to play the game) · cs volejbal (game) · eo flugpilko (game) · tl balibol (game) · th วอลเลย์บอล (game) · ky волейбол (game) · nv jooł ałnáábízníltsʼííh (game) · sa जालकन्दुक (ball used to play the game) · ja バレーボールボール (ball used to play the game) · lo ບານສົ່ງ (game) · et võrkpall (game) · pt bola de vôlei/vólei (ball used to play the game) · fr balle de volley (ball used to play the game) · cmn 排球 (game) · fa والیبال (game) · kmr voleybol (game) · cy pêl-foli (ball used to play the game) · sh одбојка (game) · sq volejboll (game) · sk volejbal (game) · hu röplabda (game) · ro volei (game) · uk волейбо́льний м’яч (ball used to play the game) · gl voleibol (game) · pl piłka do siatkówki (ball used to play the game) · hy վոլեյբոլ (game) · nb volleyball (game) · es vóleibol (game) · pl siatka (game) · ar الكُرَةُ اَلْطَّائِرَة (game) · pt voleibol (game) · pl piłka siatkowa (game) · eo retpilko (game) · da volleyball (game) · xmf ფურინბურთი (game) · cmn 排球 (ball used to play the game) · uk волейбо́л (game) · sa करकन्दुकक्रीडा (game) · ru волейбо́л (game) · it volley (game) · nn volleyball (game) · kk волейбол (game) · gu મારદડો (game) · eo flugpilko (ball used to play the game) · hi वॉलीबॉल (game) · aii ܐܸܣܦܹܝܪ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (game) · de Volleyball (ball used to play the game) · it palla a volo (game) · el πετοσφαίριση (game) · cy pêl-foli (game) · uli faal’ibooal’ (game) · is blak (game) · pl siata (game) · es balón voleibolista (ball used to play the game) · pt vôlei (game) · az voleybol (game) · fi lentopallo (game) · es bola de balonvolea (ball used to play the game) · lt tinklinis (game) · sv volleyboll (ball used to play the game) · tr voleybol topu (ball used to play the game) · es balonvolea (game) · ga eitpheil (ball used to play the game) · nl volleybal (game) · af vlugbal (game) · nv jooł nabízníkaadí (game) · cs odbíjená (game) · gl balonvolea (game) · mk одбојка (game) · uk м’яч до відби́ванки (ball used to play the game) · eo volejbalo (game) · ka ფრენბურთი (game) · mh baļebo̧o̧ļ (game) · pl piłka siatkowa (ball used to play the game) · la follis volitatis (game) · mh baļebo̧o̧ļ (ball used to play the game) · nv jooł (ball used to play the game) · gl balón de voleibol (ball used to play the game) · ga eitpheil (game) · uz voleybol (game) · eo flugpilkado (game) · is blakbolti (ball used to play the game) · mn гар бөмбөг (game) · es pelota de vóleibol (ball used to play the game) · af vlugbal (ball used to play the game) · tg волейбол (game) · el βόλλεϋ (game) · tk woleýbol (game) · hi वॉलीबाल (game) · ja 排球 (game) · mi poirewa (game) · mn волейбол (game) · bn ভলিবল (game)

wikidata: Q1734