utrikesdepartement

Swedish

Etymology

utrikes +‎ departement

Noun

utrikesdepartement n

1. a ministry for foreign affairs, a foreign office

Usage notes

• Often used in definite form, to indicate Sweden's, but not considered a proper noun and not capitalized; abbreviated UD
• The equivalent in Finland is called utrikesministerium

Declension

Declension of utrikesdepartement

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	utrikesdepartement	utrikesdepartements
	definite	utrikesdepartementet	utrikesdepartementets
plural	indefinite	utrikesdepartement	utrikesdepartements
	definite	utrikesdepartementen	utrikesdepartementens

See also

• ambassad
• ambassadör
• beskickning
• diplomat
• sändebud
• utrikesminister
• utrikesnämnd
• utrikespolitik