malmgård

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of malm (“urban fringe”) +‎ gård (“estate”). First attested in 1544.

Noun

malmgård c

  1. An estate located in a current (or former) suburb, or in the immediate vicinity of an urban area, especially in or around Stockholm.
    • 1848, Oscar Andersson, Hildegard eller Mor och Dotter [Hildegard or Mother and Daughter], via the Swedish Literature Bank, page 27:
      Hvad behagas? — så kunde just min malmgård vara förträffligt passande — der finnas sju rum och kök, samt dessutom domestikrum och stall för 2:ne hästar.
      What is your wish? — well then, my suburban estate could be most excellently suitable — there are seven rooms and a kitchen, as well as servants' quarter and a stable for two horses.

Declension

Declension of malmgård
nominative genitive
singular indefinite malmgård malmgårds
definite malmgården malmgårdens
plural indefinite malmgårdar malmgårdars
definite malmgårdarna malmgårdarnas

References

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