Vocabulary
das
Trikot
/tʁiˈkoː/· noun· Pl. die Trikots
(sports) jersey, shirt
Das Trikot — the shirt a team plays in; fans wear the Trikot of their club, and the leader of a cycling race wears a special one (das Gelbe Trikot).
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- Singular
- das Trikot
- Plural
- die Trikots
- Genitiv
- des Trikots
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Trikot
sports shirt
Die Fans kamen im Trikot ihres Vereins ins Stadion.
The fans came to the stadium in their club's shirt.
Word family
Trikotdas Heimtrikothome shirtdas Auswärtstrikotaway shirtder Trikottauschshirt swapdie Trikotnummershirt number
Common combinations
- das Trikot tragento wear the shirt
- die Trikots tauschento swap shirts
- das Gelbe Trikotthe yellow jersey
- im Trikot der Nationalmannschaftin the national team shirt
Common learner mistakes
- Trikot gesprochen [ˈtʁiːkɔt][tʁiˈkoː]The word comes from French: stress on the last syllable, and the final t is silent.
Real examples
- Nach dem Abpfiff tauschten die beiden Kapitäne ihre Trikots, obwohl das Spiel sehr hart gewesen war.After the final whistle the two captains swapped shirts, although the game had been very tough.
- Zum Geburtstag hat sich mein Sohn ein Trikot mit dem Namen seines Lieblingsspielers gewünscht.For his birthday my son wanted a shirt with his favourite player's name on it.
- Weil die Farben der beiden Mannschaften zu ähnlich waren, musste die Gastmannschaft in anderen Trikots spielen.Because the colours of the two teams were too similar, the visiting team had to play in different shirts.
