einveldi

See also: einvalda and einvaldur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ein- (“mono-, one”) +‎ veldi (“power, authority; rule, supremacy”), presumably a calque of Danish enevælde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈein.vɛltɪ/

Noun

einveldi n (genitive singular einveldis, nominative plural einveldi)

1. absolute monarchy (a state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power)

Declension

Declension of einveldi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	einveldi	einveldið	einveldi	einveldin
accusative	einveldi	einveldið	einveldi	einveldin
dative	einveldi	einveldinu	einveldum	einveldunum
genitive	einveldis	einveldisins	einvelda	einveldanna