ålderdomshem

Swedish

Etymology

ålderdom (“old age”) +‎ -s- +‎ hem (“home, place of care”)

Noun

ålderdomshem n

  1. an old people's home, care home, nursing home

Usage notes

No longer the preferred term in Sweden, having been replaced by äldreboende in official contexts. Still used in Finland however.

Declension

Declension of ålderdomshem
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ålderdomshem ålderdomshems
definite ålderdomshemmet ålderdomshemmets
plural indefinite ålderdomshem ålderdomshems
definite ålderdomshemmen ålderdomshemmens

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