hemstad

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

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