nådaskott

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

nådaskott n

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

Synonyms

nådastöt

References

nådaskott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
nådaskott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
nådaskott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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