syndabock

Swedish

Etymology

Likely a calque of German Sündenbock, equivalent to synd +‎ -a- +‎ bock.

Noun

syndabock c

  1. a scapegoat (someone punished for someone else's error(s))

Declension

Declension of syndabock
nominative genitive
singular indefinite syndabock syndabocks
definite syndabocken syndabockens
plural indefinite syndabockar syndabockars
definite syndabockarna syndabockarnas

References

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