delstat
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From del (“part, section”) + stat (“state”).
Noun edit
delstat c (singular definite delstaten, plural indefinite delstater)
- a member state in a confederational nation, such as a German Bundesland or a Usonian state
- 2020 November 4, “Joe Biden overhaler Trump i den vigtige delstat Wisconsin”, in Ekstra Bladet:
- Demokraternes Joe Biden har overtaget føringen i den vigtige delstat Wisconsin ved præsidentvalget i USA.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes edit
The term does not apply to sovereign states participating in alliances like EU or NATO.
Declension edit
Declension of delstat
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | delstat | delstaten | delstater | delstaterne |
| genitive | delstats | delstatens | delstaters | delstaternes |
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
delstat m (definite singular delstaten, indefinite plural delstater, definite plural delstatene)
- a state (within a (federal) country)
References edit
- “delstat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
delstat m (definite singular delstaten, indefinite plural delstatar, definite plural delstatane)
- a state (within a (federal) country)
References edit
- “delstat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
delstat c
- A state in a federation.
- Andhra Pradesh är en delstat i Indien.
- Andhra Pradesh is a state of India.
Usage notes edit
- The states of USA and Germany are called delstat, while states of the European Union are called medlemsstat.
Declension edit
| Declension of delstat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | delstat | delstaten | delstater | delstaterna |
| Genitive | delstats | delstatens | delstaters | delstaternas |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- delstat in Svensk ordbok.