hemvärn
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Swedish
Etymology
hem (“home”) + värn (“defense”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk heimevern.
Noun
hemvärn n
- (UK) home guard, (US) state defense forces (volunteer military reserve force, open to older people, of the entire organization or a local branch)
- Hon sökte till Hemvärnet i Luleå
- She applied for the Home Guard in Luleå
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hemvärn | hemvärns |
| definite | hemvärnet | hemvärnets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |