einveldi
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom ein- (“mono-, one”) + veldi (“power, authority; rule, supremacy”), presumably a calque of Danish enevælde.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeinveldi n (genitive singular einveldis, nominative plural einveldi)
- absolute monarchy (a state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power)
Declension
editDeclension of einveldi | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | einveldi | einveldið | einveldi | einveldin |
accusative | einveldi | einveldið | einveldi | einveldin |
dative | einveldi | einveldinu | einveldum | einveldunum |
genitive | einveldis | einveldisins | einvelda | einveldanna |