granatkastare

Swedish

Etymology

granat (“shell”) +‎ kastare (“thrower”)

Noun

granatkastare c

1. a mortar (artillery piece)

Usage notes

Likely to often be mistranslated as "grenade launcher" and vice versa.

Declension

Declension of granatkastare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	granatkastare	granatkastares
	definite	granatkastaren	granatkastarens
plural	indefinite	granatkastare	granatkastares
	definite	granatkastarna	granatkastarnas

See also

• eldkastare (“flamethrower”)
• granatkarbin (“grenade launcher (as a stand-alone weapon)”)
• granattillsats (“attachable grenade launcher”)

References

• granatkastare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• granatkastare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)