hemlån

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of hem +‎ lån.

Noun

hemlån n

  1. take-home loan of a book from a library
    Antonym: läsesalslån

Usage notes

A false friend of home loan (“loan taken for the purpose of purchasing a house”).

Declension

Declension of hemlån
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hemlån hemlåns
definite hemlånet hemlånets
plural indefinite hemlån hemlåns
definite hemlånen hemlånens
  • hemlånad
  • hemlåning

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