nådaskott

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Gnadenschuss, equivalent to nåd +‎ -a- +‎ skott. Attested since 1858.

Noun

nådaskott n

  1. coup de grâce

Usage notes

When used literally, implies the involvement of a firearm (as opposed to nådastöt, which does not).

Declension
Declension of nådaskott 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nådaskott nådaskottet nådaskott nådaskotten
Genitive nådaskotts nådaskottets nådaskotts nådaskottens

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