stafettpinne
Swedish
Etymology
From stafett (“relay race”) + pinne (“stick”).
Noun
stafettpinne 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
| Declension of stafettpinne | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stafettpinne | stafettpinneen | stafettpinnear | stafettpinnearna |
| Genitive | stafettpinnes | stafettpinneens | stafettpinnears | stafettpinnearnas |
References
- stafettpinne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stafettpinne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stafettpinne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)