egnahem

Swedish

Etymology

egna +‎ hem, like German Eigenheim

Noun

egnahem n

  1. a private home, a stand-alone house for one family

Usage notes

  • Starting in the 1890s, a political movement promoted former tenants to build and own private homes.

Declension

Declension of egnahem
nominative genitive
singular indefinite egnahem egnahems
definite egnahemmet egnahemmets
plural indefinite egnahem egnahems
definite egnahemmen egnahemmens