delstat

Danish

Etymology

From del (“part, section”) +‎ stat (“state”).

Noun

delstat c (singular definite delstaten, plural indefinite delstater)

1. a member state in a confederational nation, such as a German Bundesland or a Usonian state
   • 2020 November 4, “Joe Biden overhaler Trump i den vigtige delstat Wisconsin”, in Ekstra Bladet‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 January 2023:

     Demokraternes Joe Biden har overtaget føringen i den vigtige delstat Wisconsin ved præsidentvalget i USA.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

The term does not apply to sovereign states participating in alliances like EU or NATO.

Declension

Declension of delstat

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	delstat	delstaten	delstater	delstaterne
genitive	delstats	delstatens	delstaters	delstaternes

Derived terms

• bydelstat
• delstatsborgerskab
• delstatsflag
• delstatsforfatning
• delstatsforkvinde
• delstatsformand
• delstatsforvaltning
• delstatshovedstad
• delstatsleder
• delstatslov
• delstatsminister
• delstatsregering
• delstatsvalg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From del +‎ stat.

Noun

delstat m (definite singular delstaten, indefinite plural delstater, definite plural delstatene)

1. a state (within a (federal) country)

References

• “delstat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From del +‎ stat.

Noun

delstat m (definite singular delstaten, indefinite plural delstatar, definite plural delstatane)

1. a state (within a (federal) country)

References

• “delstat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From del +‎ stat.

Noun

delstat c

1. federated state; a state in a federation.

   Andhra Pradesh är en delstat i Indien.

   Andhra Pradesh is a [federated] state of India.

Usage notes

• The states of USA and Germany are called delstat, while states of the European Union are called medlemsstat.

Declension

Declension of delstat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	delstat	delstats
	definite	delstaten	delstatens
plural	indefinite	delstater	delstaters
	definite	delstaterna	delstaternas

Derived terms

• delstatlig
• delstatsguvernör
• delstatsnivå
• delstatsparlament
• delstatsregering
• delstatsval

Further reading

• “delstat”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• deltats