Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From hem (home) +‎ bygd (village, rural region).

Noun edit

hembygd c

  1. a village or broader (rural) area where one grew up
    Synonyms: födelseort, hemort, hemstad, hemtrakt
  2. something that relates to the local (rural) area

Declension edit

Declension of hembygd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hembygd hembygden hembygder hembygderna
Genitive hembygds hembygdens hembygders hembygdernas

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