stadsminister
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of stad (“town, city”) + -s- + minister (“minister”). Compare the close homophones stat (“state”) and stad (“town, city”).
Noun
[edit]stadsminister
- Eggcorn of statsminister.
- Archaic spelling of statsminister.
- 1811 May 8, “Paris, d. 24 April [Paris, April 24th]”, in Götheborgs Allehanda, number 54, page 1:
- Hertigen af Cadore aͤr utnaͤmnd till Stadsminister.
- The Duke of Cadore has been appointed as the Minister of State.