världsmästerskap

Swedish

Etymology

From värld +‎ -s- +‎ mästerskap.

Noun

världsmästerskap n

  1. a world championship (a title or a competition)
    Synonym: VM

Usage notes

The word världsmästerskap is also used about what in English is called World cup in sports as football/soccer and ice hockey. World cup in sports such as skiing, which consists of a long series of point-giving races during the whole season, is called världscup in Swedish. These sports have world championships independent from their world cups.

Declension

Declension of världsmästerskap
nominative genitive
singular indefinite världsmästerskap världsmästerskaps
definite världsmästerskapet världsmästerskapets
plural indefinite världsmästerskap världsmästerskaps
definite världsmästerskapen världsmästerskapens

Further reading

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