Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett imperium

empire

Meaning

empire

In Swedish: stormaktsvälde

Forms

Forms of imperium
Singular, indefiniteett imperium
Singular, definiteimperiet
Plural, indefiniteimperier
Plural, definiteimperierna

imperium is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort imperium, det stora imperiet. Check another noun

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Is it en imperium or ett imperium?

imperium in a sentence

  • Den 6 juni började Italien minera sitt imperiums kuster.
    On June 6 [1940], Italy started to place mines along the coasts of its empire. [including at the time Italy and Libya]

Questions

What does imperium mean in English?

imperium means “empire”.

Is it en imperium or ett imperium?

It is ett imperium, and “the empire” is imperiet.

What is the plural of imperium?

The plural of imperium is imperier, and the definite plural is imperierna.

Similar words

välde

Origin

Borrowed from Latin imperium, used in Swedish since 1845.

Nearby common words

imperium is number 3,807 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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