granatkastare

Swedish

Etymology

granat (“shell”) +‎ kastare (“thrower”)

Noun

granatkastare c

1. a mortar (artillery piece)

Usage notes

Likely to often be mistranslated as "grenade launcher" and vice versa.

Declension

Declension of granatkastare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	granatkastare	granatkastaren	granatkastare	granatkastarna
Genitive	granatkastares	granatkastarens	granatkastares	granatkastarnas

See also

• eldkastare (“flamethrower”)
• granatkarbin (“grenade launcher (as a stand-alone weapon)”)
• granattillsats (“attachable grenade launcher”)

References

• granatkastare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• granatkastare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)