Underdog

Underdog

See also: underdog

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from English underdog.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈandɐˌdɔk/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Un‧der‧dog

    Noun

    Underdog m (strong, genitive Underdogs, plural Underdogs)

    1. underdog (competitor thought to be at disadvantage)
      Synonym: Außenseiter
      • Als Underdog hat Otto Rehhagel, die vom Anstreicher zum Bohemien gewandelte Trainerlegende, seine spektakulärsten Erfolge gefeiert.[1]
        As an underdog, Otto Rehhagel, the house painter turned bohemian manager legend, celebrated his most spectacular successes.

    Declension

    Declension of Underdog [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Underdog die Underdogs
    genitive eines des Underdogs der Underdogs
    dative einem dem Underdog den Underdogs
    accusative einen den Underdog die Underdogs

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Stolpe, Daniel; Kleinemas, Martin (18 March 2012), “Schnick-Schnack-Schnuck zum nächsten Kantersieg”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1] (HTML), 0173-8437 →ISSN Invalid ISSN, archived from the original on 27 July 2015
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