Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From hem (home) +‎ stad (town, city). Cognate to English homestead, German Heimstatt and Dutch heemstede.

Noun edit

hemstad c

  1. hometown, town or city where one live
    Synonym: hemort
  2. hometown, town or city where one grew up
    Synonyms: födelsestad, födelseort, hembygd

Declension edit

Declension of hemstad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hemstad hemstaden hemstäder hemstäderna
Genitive hemstads hemstadens hemstäders hemstädernas