Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stormakt f, 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

Declension

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.

Related terms

• stormaktsambition
• stormaktstid