drivkraft

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From drive +‎ kraft.

Noun

drivkraft f or m (definite singular drivkrafta or drivkraften, indefinite plural drivkrefter, definite plural drivkreftene)

1. driving force, impetus

References

• “drivkraft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From drive +‎ kraft.

Noun

drivkraft f (definite singular drivkrafta, indefinite plural drivkrefter or drivkrafter, definite plural drivkreftene or drivkraftene)

1. driving force, impetus

References

• “drivkraft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From driva (“operate, run”) +‎ kraft (“force”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriːvˌkraft/

• Audio

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Noun

drivkraft c

1. driving force, impetus

Declension

Declension of drivkraft
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	drivkraft	drivkraften	drivkrafter	drivkrafterna
Genitive	drivkrafts	drivkraftens	drivkrafters	drivkrafternas

References

• drivkraft in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• drivkraft in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)