ålderdomshem

Swedish

Etymology

ålderdom (“old age”) +‎ -s- +‎ hem (“home, place of care”)

Noun

ålderdomshem n

  1. an old people's home, care home, nursing home

Usage notes

No longer the preferred term in Sweden, having been replaced by äldreboende in official contexts. Still used in Finland however.

Declension
Declension of ålderdomshem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ålderdomshem ålderdomshemmet ålderdomshem ålderdomshemmen
Genitive ålderdomshems ålderdomshemmets ålderdomshems ålderdomshemmens

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