Flinte

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German

Etymology

Probably from Swedish flinta (borrowed during the Thirty Years's War). The word goes back to the ignition with a flint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪntə/
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Noun

Flinte f (genitive Flinte, plural Flinten)

  1. shotgun

Declension

Declension of Flinte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flinte die Flinten
genitive einer der Flinte der Flinten
dative einer der Flinte den Flinten
accusative eine die Flinte die Flinten

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Descendants

  • → Czech: flinta
  • → Hungarian: flinta
  • → Plautdietsch: Flint
  • → Polish: flinta

Further reading

  • “Flinte” in Duden online
  • “Flinte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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