Kick

See also: kick

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English kick. In the football sense, partly a backformation from kicken (“to kick, to play football”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪk/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

Kick m (strong, genitive Kicks, plural Kicks)

1. thrill; kick
2. a kick, a strike with the foot, chiefly in the context of martial arts

   Synonym: Tritt

3. a football match (sometimes neutral, but especially one were both teams are uninspired and inept), a kickabout

   Synonyms: Gebolze, Gekicke

Declension

Declension of Kick [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kick	die	Kicks
genitive	eines	des	Kicks	der	Kicks
dative	einem	dem	Kick	den	Kicks
accusative	einen	den	Kick	die	Kicks

Related terms

• kicken

Further reading

• “Kick” in Duden online