stormakt
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
stormakt f or m (definite singular stormakta or stormakten, indefinite plural stormakter, definite plural stormaktene)
- (politics) a great power, major power
References edit
- “stormakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
stormakt f (definite singular stormakta, indefinite plural stormakter, definite plural stormaktene)
- (politics) a great power, major power
References edit
- “stormakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
stor + makt, like German Großmacht
Noun edit
stormakt c
- a great power, a superpower
Usage notes edit
- The word is used to describe Sweden in the 17th and early 18th century. In Swedish history books, this era is called stormaktstiden.
Declension edit
Declension of stormakt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stormakt | stormakten | stormakter | stormakterna |
Genitive | stormakts | stormaktens | stormakters | stormakternas |