Noun
die Relegation
Pronunciation: /ʁeleɡaˈtsjoːn/
relegation play-off (between teams from two divisions)
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plural Relegationen
Meanings
Noun
- relegation play-off (between teams from two divisions)
Example sentence
Der Dritte der 2. Bundesliga spielt in der Relegation gegen den 16. der 1. Bundesliga.
The third-placed team in the 2. Bundesliga plays the 16th-placed team in the Bundesliga in the relegation play-off.
Word forms
singular
die Relegation
plural
die Relegationen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Relegation
Accusativedie Relegation
Dativeder Relegation
Genitiveder Relegation
Plural
Nominativedie Relegationen
Accusativedie Relegationen
Dativeden Relegationen
Genitiveder Relegationen
Usage
- in der Relegation antreten — Compete in the play-offs deciding which division a team plays in.
- Relegation als Abstieg — Especially in Swiss usage, the word can mean relegation itself rather than the play-off.
In der Relegation fiel die Entscheidung erst in der Verlängerung.
In the relegation play-off, the outcome was decided only in extra time.