slagträ

Swedish

Etymology

From slag (hit) + trä.

Noun

slagträ n

  1. a bat (club used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball)
  2. (figuratively, often disapprovingly) something used to try to beat down an opponent, like an argument one sees as particularly strong
    Sverige blev ett slagträ i debatten om invandring
    Sweden became a "bat" in the immigration debate

Declension

Declension of slagträ 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slagträ slagträet slagträn slagträna
Genitive slagträs slagträets slagträns slagtränas
Declension of slagträ 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slagträ slagträt slagträn slagträna
Genitive slagträs slagträts slagträns slagtränas

Synonyms

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