egendom

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German eigendōm, equivalent to egen +‎ -dom. Compare German Eigentum, Danish ejendom, Dutch eigendom.

Pronunciation

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Noun

egendom c

1. property (something owned by someone)

   privat egendom

   private property

   beslagta någons egendom

   seize someone's property

2. a property, especially a country estate

   Synonyms: (country estate) lantegendom, (property, more generally) fastighet

Declension

Declension of egendom

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	egendom	egendoms
	definite	egendomen	egendomens
plural	indefinite	egendomar	egendomars
	definite	egendomarna	egendomarnas

Derived terms

• apportegendom
• fast egendom
• jordegendom
• lös egendom

See also

• fastighet
• gods
• ägor

References

• “egendom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “egendom”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “egendom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)