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): /ˈʃʁoːtflɪntə/

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Noun

Schrotflinte f (genitive Schrotflinte, plural Schrotflinten)

1. shotgun

   Synonyms: Büchse, Flinte, Schrotgewehr

Declension

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

• “Schrotflinte” in Duden online