Fotbollens

Fotbollens is the possessive genitive form of the Swedish noun fotboll in its definite form. The base noun fotboll means football (soccer). The definite form is fotbollen. In Swedish, the possessive is formed by adding the suffix -s to the definite form, producing fotbollens. This construction translates as “the football’s” or “of football” in English and is used to indicate ownership or association with football.

Common uses include phrases such as fotbollens historia (the history of football), fotbollens regler (the rules of football), and fotbollens värld (the world of football). The term appears in journalism, academic writing, and book titles, often to discuss aspects of the sport or its culture.

Grammar notes: The -s possessive attaches to the definite form of the noun; it is not added to a noun in the indefinite form. For example, to express possession you would use a definite noun, as in fotbollens bok (the football’s book). Discussing possession with an indefinite noun would usually require a different construction.

Etymology: fotboll is a compound of fot (foot) and boll (ball). The word is part of Swedish usage for the sport commonly referred to as football or soccer, and fotbollens follows standard Swedish grammar for possessives on definite nouns.