stormakt
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
stormakt f or m (definite singular stormakta or stormakten, indefinite plural stormakter, definite plural stormaktene)
- (politics) a great power, major power
References
- “stormakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
stormakt f (definite singular stormakta, indefinite plural stormakter, definite plural stormaktene)
- (politics) a great power, major power
References
- “stormakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
stor + makt, like German Großmacht
Noun
stormakt c
- 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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stormakt | stormakts |
| definite | stormakten | stormaktens | |
| plural | indefinite | stormakter | stormakters |
| definite | stormakterna | stormakternas |
Related terms
- stormaktsambition
- stormaktstid