dolkstöt

Swedish

Etymology

dolk (“dagger”) +‎ stöt (“thrust”)

Noun

dolkstöt c

  1. a thrust with a dagger
  2. (figuratively) a stab in the back, a backstab
    en dolkstöt i ryggen
    a stab in the back
    (literally, “a dagger thrust in the back”)

Declension

Declension of dolkstöt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dolkstöt dolkstöts
definite dolkstöten dolkstötens
plural indefinite dolkstötar dolkstötars
definite dolkstötarna dolkstötarnas

References

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