stafettpinne
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom stafett (“relay race”) + pinne (“stick”).
Noun
editstafettpinne c
- a baton exchanged between team members in a relay race
- (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
editDeclension of stafettpinne | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stafettpinne | stafettpinnen | stafettpinnar | stafettpinnarna |
Genitive | stafettpinnes | stafettpinnens | stafettpinnars | stafettpinnarnas |