statsminister
Danish
Etymology
From stat (“state”) + -s- + minister (“minister”).
Noun
statsminister c (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministre, definite plural statsministrene)
- a prime minister (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)
- Synonym: premierminister
Usage notes
Whether statsminister or premierminister is used varies from country to country.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From stat + -s- + minister.
Noun
statsminister m (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministere or statsministre or statsministrer, definite plural statsministerne or statsministrene)
- a prime minister
Derived terms
- visestatsminister
References
- “statsminister” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From stat + -s- + minister.
Noun
statsminister m (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministrar, definite plural statsministrane)
- a prime minister
Derived terms
- visestatsminister
References
- “statsminister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From stat + -s- + minister.
Noun
statsminister c
- a prime minister[1][2] (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)
Usage notes
- vice statsminister = deputy prime minister[2]
Declension
| Declension of statsminister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | statsminister | statsministern | statsministrar | statsministrarna |
| Genitive | statsministers | statsministerns | statsministrars | statsministrarnas |
See also
- justitiestatsminister
References
- Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden
- Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN