syndabock

Swedish

Etymology

synd +‎ -a- +‎ bock

Noun

syndabock c

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

Declension

Declension of syndabock
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	syndabock	syndabocken	syndabockar	syndabockarna
Genitive	syndabocks	syndabockens	syndabockars	syndabockarnas

References

• syndabock in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• syndabock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• syndabock in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)