Internasjonalt

Internasjonalt is a Norwegian term used to describe something that involves or relates to more than one nation, or to actions and phenomena that cross national borders. It functions primarily as an adverb meaning “internationally,” but it also appears as the neuter singular form of the adjective internasjonal, used before neuter nouns (for example et internasjonalt prosjekt).

In usage, internasjonalt covers a broad range of contexts, including politics, law, business, education, and culture. Common expressions include internasjonal politikk, internasjonale relasjoner, internasjonal rett, internasjonale organisasjoner, and internasjonal handel. The word helps denote global scope, cross-border cooperation, or transnational impact, and is frequent in official discourse, media, and academic writing as well as everyday speech.

Etymology and related forms trace internasjonalt to Latin internationalis, meaning “between nations,” formed from inter- (between) and natio (nation). It entered Norwegian via French international, with internasjonal serving as the base adjective and internasjonalt as the neuter singular adjective form and adverbial form. The term has cognates in many European languages and reflects the widespread concept of cross-border interaction in a globalized world.

See also: international, global, cross-border.