elchock

Swedish

Etymology

el (“electricity”) +‎ chock (“shock”)

Noun

elchock c

1. (countable, chiefly in the plural) a current used in electroconvulsive therapy

Usage notes

• electric shock (by accident) is translated with stöt or elstöt. The word elchock only describes therapeutic use of electricity.

Declension

Declension of elchock

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	elchock	elchocks
	definite	elchocken	elchockens
plural	indefinite	elchocker	elchockers
	definite	elchockerna	elchockernas

References

• elchock in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• elchock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)