"Eigentor" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtoːʁ/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍ˌtoːɐ̯], [-ɡən-], [-ˌtɔɐ̯] Audio: De-Eigentor2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Eigentor.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From eigen (“own”) + Tor (“goal”), probably a calque of English own goal. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|eigen|Tor|t1=own|t2=goal}} eigen (“own”) + Tor (“goal”), {{cal|de|en|own goal|nocap=1}} calque of English own goal Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es|dim=^chen}} Eigentor n (strong, genitive Eigentors or Eigentores, plural Eigentore, diminutive Eigentörchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es}} Forms: Eigentors [genitive], Eigentores [genitive], Eigentore [plural], Eigentörchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Eigentor [nominative, singular], Eigentore [definite, nominative, plural], Eigentors [genitive, singular], Eigentores [genitive, singular], Eigentore [definite, genitive, plural], Eigentor [dative, singular], Eigentore [dative, singular], Eigentoren [dative, definite, plural], Eigentor [accusative, singular], Eigentore [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (ball games, also figurative) own goal Tags: also, figuratively, neuter, strong Synonyms: Selbsttor Derived forms: Eigentorschütze

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "eigen",
      "eigen#German"
    ],
    [
      "Tor",
      "Tor#German"
    ],
    [
      "own goal",
      "own goal#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "eigen",
        "3": "Tor",
        "t1": "own",
        "t2": "goal"
      },
      "expansion": "eigen (“own”) + Tor (“goal”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "own goal",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of English own goal",
      "name": "cal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From eigen (“own”) + Tor (“goal”), probably a calque of English own goal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Eigentors",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentores",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentörchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentors",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentores",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentoren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "dim": "^chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Eigentor n (strong, genitive Eigentors or Eigentores, plural Eigentore, diminutive Eigentörchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Ei",
        "gen",
        "tor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Ball games",
          "orig": "de:Ball games",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Football (soccer)",
          "orig": "de:Football (soccer)",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "de:Sports",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Eigentorschütze"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "own goal"
      ],
      "id": "en-Eigentor-de-noun-kjaxDBV3",
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          "own goal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(ball games, also figurative) own goal"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Selbsttor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "figuratively",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtoːʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍ˌtoːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ɡən-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˌtɔɐ̯]"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/De-Eigentor2.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "Eigentor"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Eigentorschütze"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "eigen",
      "eigen#German"
    ],
    [
      "Tor",
      "Tor#German"
    ],
    [
      "own goal",
      "own goal#English"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "own goal",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of English own goal",
      "name": "cal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From eigen (“own”) + Tor (“goal”), probably a calque of English own goal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Eigentors",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentores",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentörchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Eigentor",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentore",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eigentor",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "Ei",
        "gen",
        "tor"
      ]
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  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms calqued from English",
        "German terms derived from English",
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        "(ball games, also figurative) own goal"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Selbsttor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "figuratively",
        "neuter",
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɪ̯ɡənˌtoːʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍ˌtoːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ɡən-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˌtɔɐ̯]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Eigentor"
}

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