lockfågel

Swedish

Etymology

locka (“entice, lure”) +‎ fågel (“bird”)

Noun

lockfågel c

  1. a bird decoy (real or (usually) fake bird used to lure game, for example a duck decoy)
    Synonym: vette
  2. (figuratively) a decoy (person luring someone into a trap or the like)

Declension

Declension of lockfågel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lockfågel lockfågels
definite lockfågeln lockfågelns
plural indefinite lockfåglar lockfåglars
definite lockfåglarna lockfåglarnas

References

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