centralort

Swedish

Etymology

From central (“central”) +‎ ort (“inhabited place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛntrɑːlˌʊrt/

Noun

centralort c

1. A locality (tätort) which is the administrative center of a municipality (kommun)

   Synonyms: (Finland Swedish) centraltätort, (informal) kommunsäte, huvudort

2. (Finland, informal) A locality (tätort) which is the administrative center of a province (landskap), officially called "province center" (maakuntakeskus in Finnish or landskapscentrum in Swedish); equivalent to residensstad in Sweden

Declension

Declension of centralort
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	centralort	centralorten	centralorter	centralorterna
Genitive	centralorts	centralortens	centralorters	centralorternas

References

• centralort in Svensk ordbok (SO)