Schrotflinte
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schrotflinte f (genitive Schrotflinte, plural Schrotflinten)
- shotgun
- Synonyms: Büchse, Flinte, Schrotgewehr
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schrotflinte [feminine]
| 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 |
Further reading[edit]
- “Schrotflinte” in Duden online