stedfortrederkrig
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
stedfortreder (“stand-in, proxy”) + krig (“war”), a calque of English proxy war. Compare Danish stedfortræderkrig, German Stellvertreterkrieg
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /steːd.for.ˈtrêː.der.ˌkriːɡ/, [steː(d).fɔ.ʈ‿ɽêː.dəɾ.ˌkɾiːɡ], [steː(d).fɔʁ.tʁêː.dəʁ.ˌkʁiːɡ]
Noun
stedfortrederkrig m (definite singular stedfortrederkrigen, indefinite plural stedfortrederkriger, definite plural stedfortrederkrigene)
- a proxy war; a war where third parties are used as substitutes to direct warfare
- 2018 April 21, Zander, Ines Margot; Olsson, Svein Vestrum, “Forskere om Syria-krigen: Slik kan det ta slutt [Researchers on the Syrian war: This is how it can end]”, in nrk.no, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, archived from the original on 2020-06-08:
- – Det andre, dystre, scenarioet er at det lille samarbeidet vi har sett mellom USA og Russland rakner totalt, noe som nesten skjedde etter gassangrepet, og at du får en stedfortrederkrig mellom USA og Russland i Syria, sier Wilhelmsen.
- – The other somber scenario is that the little cooperation we have seen between the US and Russia unravels completely, something that nearly occured after the gas attack, and that you'll get a proxy war between the US and Russia in Syria, says Wilhelmsen
- 2015 October 14, Skjeggestad, Helene, “De møtes ikke på slagmarken. Men USA og Russland kriger mot hverandre i Syria. | Helene Skjeggestad [They aren't meeting on the battlefield. But the US and Russia are waging war against each other in Syria. | Helene Skjeggestad]”, in aftenposten.no, Aftenposten, archived from the original on 2020-06-08:
- Det foregår en stedfortrederkrig i Syria. Landet er blitt en brikke i et globalt spill.
- There is a proxy war taking place in Syria. The country has become a pawn in a global game.
References
“stedfortrederkrig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).