stötesten

Swedish

Etymology

stöta +‎ -e- +‎ sten. Used in translations of the Bible for Greek terms such as πρόσκομμα (próskomma) and σκάνδαλον (skándalon).

Noun

stötesten c

1. stumbling block
2. (figurative) snag (problem or difficulty)

Declension

Declension of stötesten

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stötesten	stötestens
	definite	stötestenen	stötestenens
plural	indefinite	stötestenar	stötestenars
	definite	stötestenarna	stötestenarnas

References

• stötesten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stötesten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stötesten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)