Elftal.
the Dutch national football (soccer) team
Meaning & usage
the Dutch national football (soccer) team
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch elftal n (“group of eleven”, hence “football team”). Cognate with German elf (“eleven”) and Zahl (“number”) respectively. The latter word probably also triggered the feminine gender in German. Dutch media commonly call their team het Nederlands elftal, but not usually het elftal on its own. This is similar to German die Mannschaft, which is used as a nickname for the German team in some countries (including the Netherlands).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.