utrikesdepartement

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

utrikes +‎ departement

Noun[edit]

utrikesdepartement n

  1. a ministry for foreign affairs,[1] a foreign office

Usage notes[edit]

  • Often used in definite form, to indicate Sweden's, but not considered a proper noun and not capitalized; abbreviated UD
  • The equivalent in Finland is called utrikesministerium

Declension[edit]

Declension of utrikesdepartement 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative utrikesdepartement utrikesdepartementet utrikesdepartement utrikesdepartementen
Genitive utrikesdepartements utrikesdepartementets utrikesdepartements utrikesdepartementens

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN