stormakt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stor +‎ makt

Noun

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

  1. (politics) a great power, major power

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From stor +‎ makt

Noun

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

  1. (politics) a great power, major power

References

Swedish

Etymology

stor +‎ makt, like German Großmacht

Noun

stormakt c

  1. a great power, a superpower

Usage notes
  • The word is used to describe Sweden in the 17th and early 18th century. In Swedish history books, this era is called stormaktstiden.

Declension
Declension of stormakt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stormakt stormakten stormakter stormakterna
Genitive stormakts stormaktens stormakters stormakternas
  • stormaktsambition
  • stormaktstid
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