spjutspets

Swedish

Etymology

spjut (“spear”) +‎ spets (“tip, point”)

Noun

spjutspets c

  1. a (literal) spearhead
  2. a spearhead (initiator or leader of an activity)
  3. (sports) a spearhead
  4. (in compounds) cutting-edge (competence, research, etc.)

Declension

Declension of spjutspets
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spjutspets spjutspets
definite spjutspetsen spjutspetsens
plural indefinite spjutspetsar spjutspetsars
definite spjutspetsarna spjutspetsarnas

Derived terms

References

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