Torlinie

German

Etymology

Tor (“goal”) +‎ Linie (“line”), loan translation of English goal line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːɐ̯ˌliːnjə/

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Noun

Torlinie f (genitive Torlinie, plural Torlinien)

1. (soccer, handball, field hockey) goal line (line between the goalposts, which the ball must pass to score a goal)
2. (same sports, rarer) goal line (extension of the above, on both sides of the goal, delimiting the pitch)

   Synonym: Torauslinie

Declension

Declension of Torlinie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Torlinie	die	Torlinien
genitive	einer	der	Torlinie	der	Torlinien
dative	einer	der	Torlinie	den	Torlinien
accusative	eine	die	Torlinie	die	Torlinien

Derived terms

• Torlinientechnik

Further reading

• “Torlinie” in Duden online