egendom

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German eigendōm, equivalent to egen +‎ -dom. Compare German Eigentum, Danish ejendom, Dutch eigendom.

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Noun

egendom c

  1. property (something owned by someone)
    privat egendom
    private property
    beslagta någons egendom
    seize someone's property
  2. a property, especially a country estate
    Synonyms: (country estate) lantegendom, (property, more generally) fastighet

Declension

Declension of egendom
nominative genitive
singular indefinite egendom egendoms
definite egendomen egendomens
plural indefinite egendomar egendomars
definite egendomarna egendomarnas

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