Schrotflinte

German

Etymology

From Schrot (“small shot charge”) +‎ Flinte (“flintlock rifle”). Since all guns of the type Flinte are used to deliver small shot charges, the combination is a pleonasm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʀoːtflɪntə/
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Noun

Schrotflinte f (genitive Schrotflinte, plural Schrotflinten)

  1. shotgun

Declension
Declension of Schrotflinte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schrotflinte die Schrotflinten
genitive einer der Schrotflinte der Schrotflinten
dative einer der Schrotflinte den Schrotflinten
accusative eine die Schrotflinte die Schrotflinten

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