syndabock

Swedish

Etymology

synd +‎ -a- +‎ bock

Noun

syndabock c

1. a scapegoat (someone punished for someone else's error(s))

Declension

Declension of syndabock

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	syndabock	syndabocks
	definite	syndabocken	syndabockens
plural	indefinite	syndabockar	syndabockars
	definite	syndabockarna	syndabockarnas

References

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