stafettpinne - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Noun
    * 1.2.1 Declension
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From stafett (“relay race”) +‎ pinne (“stick”).

stafettpinne c

1. a baton exchanged between team members in a relay race
2. (figuratively) responsibility (being handed over)
   Han pensionerade sig och lämnade över stafettpinnen till en underordnad
   He retired and handed over the baton (position/responsibility) to a subordinate

• “stafettpinne”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “stafettpinne”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “stafettpinne”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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