statsminister

Danish

Etymology

From stat (“state”) ‎ -s- ‎ minister (“minister”).

Noun

statsminister c (definite singular statsministeren, indefinite plural statsministre, definite plural statsministrene)

1. a prime minister (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)

   Synonym: premierminister

Usage notes

statsminister is mostly used for prime ministers in Nordic countries; other prime ministers are known as premierministre.

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)

1. 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)

1. a prime minister

Derived terms

• visestatsminister

References

• “statsminister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• stadsminister (archaic, eggcorn)

Etymology

From stat ‎ -s- ‎ minister.

Noun

statsminister c

1. a prime minister (in a Westminster-style democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government)

Usage notes

• vice statsminister = deputy prime minister

Declension

Declension of statsminister

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	statsminister	statsministers
	definite	statsministern	statsministerns
plural	indefinite	statsministrar	statsministrars
	definite	statsministrarna	statsministrarnas

See also

• justitiestatsminister
• premiärminister