landshövding
Swedish
Etymology
From land + -s- + hövding.
Noun
landshövding c
- a county governor;[1] the highest representative of the national government in the local counties of Sweden
- a province governor; the highest representative of the national government in the local provinces of Finland (until 2009, when provinces were abolished)
Declension
| Declension of landshövding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | landshövding | landshövdingen | landshövdingar | landshövdingarna |
| Genitive | landshövdings | landshövdingens | landshövdingars | landshövdingarnas |
Related terms
- landshövdingehus
- landshövdingeresidens
See also
- länsstyrelse
References
- Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN