villaförort
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of villa (“stand-alone house”) + förort (“suburb”). According to SAOB attested since 1957.
Noun
villaförort c
- A suburb characterised by single-family stand-alone houses
- Synonym: villaförstad
Usage notes
A villaförort is a suburb characterised by detach residential houses. For the general term regarding a smaller urban area in close proximity to a larger city; see förort.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | villaförort | villaförorts |
| definite | villaförorten | villaförortens | |
| plural | indefinite | villaförorter | villaförorters |
| definite | villaförorterna | villaförorternas |
See also
- sovstad (“dormitory town”)
- trädgårdsstad (“garden city”)
- villaidyll (“idyllic area of stand-alone houses”)