myndighet

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

myndighet m or f (definite singular myndigheta or myndigheten, indefinite plural myndigheter, definite plural myndighetene)

  1. authority (power, right)
  2. an authority (administrative organisation)

References

Swedish

Etymology

myndig +‎ -het

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʏnˌdiːˌheːt/, [ˈmʏnːˌdiːˌheə̯t]

Noun

myndighet c

  1. authority (the quality of being obeyed and respected, by knowledge, age, or status)
  2. an authority,[1] a government agency,[1] a central government authority[1]
  3. majority, full age (being old enough to do business without parental consent)

Declension

Declension of myndighet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite myndighet myndighets
definite myndigheten myndighetens
plural indefinite myndigheter myndigheters
definite myndigheterna myndigheternas

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden

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