statsråd
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]statsråd n
- (government) a minister[1][2] (member of government, cabinet)
- (government, historical) council of state (in the definite, statsrådet, formal name for the Swedish cabinet until the reform of 1975)
- (government, Finland) council of state; government, cabinet (in the definite, statsrådet, formal name for the Finnish cabinet)
- (Finland) councillor of state (honorary title awarded for meritorious service in politics and government; Finnish valtioneuvos)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | statsråd | statsråds |
| definite | statsrådet | statsrådets | |
| plural | indefinite | statsråd | statsråds |
| definite | statsråden | statsrådens |
References
[edit]- ^ Government terms, Government Offices of Sweden
- ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “statsråd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)