egnahem

Swedish

egnahem, 1923

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	egnahem	egnahemmet	egnahem	egnahemmen
Genitive	egnahems	egnahemmets	egnahems	egnahemmens

Related terms

• egnahemshus
• egnahemslån
• egnahemsrörelse