stormakt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stor +‎ makt.

Noun

stormakt f or 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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stormakt stormakts
definite stormakten stormaktens
plural indefinite stormakter stormakters
definite stormakterna stormakternas