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

• “stormakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “stormakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Related terms

• stormaktsambition
• stormaktstid