stafettpinne

Swedish

Etymology

From stafett (“relay race”) +‎ pinne (“stick”).

Noun

stafettpinne c

  1. a baton exchanged between team members in a relay race
  2. (figuratively) responsibility (being handed over)
    Han pensionerade sig och lämnade över stafettpinnen till en underordnad
    He retired and handed over the baton (position/responsibility) to a subordinate

Declension

Declension of stafettpinne
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stafettpinne stafettpinnes
definite stafettpinnen stafettpinnens
plural indefinite stafettpinnar stafettpinnars
definite stafettpinnarna stafettpinnarnas

References

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