villaförort
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of villa (“stand-alone house”) + förort (“suburb”). According to SAOB attested since 1957.
Noun
[edit]villaförort c
- A suburb characterised by single-family stand-alone houses
- Synonym: villaförstad
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of villaförort | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | villaförort | villaförorten | villaförorter | villaförorterna |
Genitive | villaförorts | villaförortens | villaförorters | villaförorternas |
See also
[edit]- sovstad (“dormitory town”)
- trädgårdsstad (“garden city”)
- villaidyll (“idyllic area of stand-alone houses”)
References
[edit]- villaförort in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- villaförort in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)