hemstad

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hem (home) +‎ stad (town, city). Cognate to English homestead, German Heimstatt and Dutch heemstede.

Noun[edit]

hemstad c

  1. hometown, town or city where one live
    Synonym: hemort
  2. hometown, town or city where one grew up
    Synonyms: födelsestad, födelseort, hembygd

Declension[edit]

Declension of hemstad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hemstad hemstaden hemstäder hemstäderna
Genitive hemstads hemstadens hemstäders hemstädernas