nitlott

Swedish

Etymology

nit (dud) + lott (ticket)

Noun

nitlott c

  1. a dud (lottery ticket that does not give a payout)
  2. (figuratively) (to be dealt) a bad hand, (to pull) a short straw, etc.
    Han drog en nitlott i livet
    He was dealt a bad hand in life

Declension

Declension of nitlott 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nitlott nitlotten nitlotter nitlotterna
Genitive nitlotts nitlottens nitlotters nitlotternas

References

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