hemvärn

Swedish

Etymology

hem (“home”) +‎ värn (“defense”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk heimevern.

Noun

hemvärn n

  1. (UK) home guard, (US) state defense forces (volunteer military reserve force, open to older people, of the entire organization or a local branch)
    Hypernym: värn
    Hon sökte till Hemvärnet i Luleå.
    She applied for the Home Guard in Luleå.

Declension

Declension of hemvärn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hemvärn hemvärns
definite hemvärnet hemvärnets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
  • hemvärnsman

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