einveldi

See also: einvalda and einvaldur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ein- (“mono-, one”) +‎ veldi (“power, authority; rule, supremacy”), presumably a calque of Danish enevælde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈein.vɛltɪ/

Noun

einveldi n (genitive singular einveldis, nominative plural einveldi)

  1. absolute monarchy (a state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power)

Declension
declension of einveldi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative einveldi einveldið einveldi einveldin
accusative einveldi einveldið einveldi einveldin
dative einveldi einveldinu einveldum einveldunum
genitive einveldis einveldisins einvelda einveldanna
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