einveldi
Icelandic
Etymology
From ein- (“mono-, one”) + veldi (“power, authority; rule, supremacy”), presumably a calque of Danish enevælde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈein.vɛltɪ/
Noun
einveldi n (genitive singular einveldis, nominative plural einveldi)
- absolute monarchy (a state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power)
Declension
declension of einveldi
| 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 |
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