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dolkstöt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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dolk (dagger) +‎ stöt (thrust)

Noun

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dolkstöt c

  1. a thrust with a dagger
  2. (figuratively) a stab in the back, a backstab
    en dolkstöt i ryggen
    a stab in the back
    (literally, “a dagger thrust in the back”)

Declension

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Declension of dolkstöt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dolkstöt dolkstöts
definite dolkstöten dolkstötens
plural indefinite dolkstötar dolkstötars
definite dolkstötarna dolkstötarnas

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