hemma
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic ثَمَّةَ (ṯammata).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hemma
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
hemma
- inflection of hemme:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hemma (not comparable)
- at home; at one’s place of residence
- at home; in the home of one’s parents
- hälsa dem där hemma
- bring (my) greetings to those back home
- hälsa dem där hemma
Usage notes edit
- Meaning number 2 presupposes that one's parents still live where one grew up.
Adjective edit
hemma
- (sports) at home, on one's home ground
- Nästa match är hemma mot Malmö.
- The next match is at home against Malmö.
Derived terms edit
- hemmafest (“house party”)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- hemma in Svensk ordbok.