stormakt

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From stor +‎ makt.

Noun[edit]

stormakt f or m (definite singular stormakta or stormakten, indefinite plural stormakter, definite plural stormaktene)

  1. (politics) a great power, major power

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From stor +‎ makt.

Noun[edit]

stormakt f (definite singular stormakta, indefinite plural stormakter, definite plural stormaktene)

  1. (politics) a great power, major power

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

stor +‎ makt, like German Großmacht

Noun[edit]

stormakt c

  1. 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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stormakt stormakten stormakter stormakterna
Genitive stormakts stormaktens stormakters stormakternas

Related terms[edit]

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