hemlån

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of hem +‎ lån.

Noun

hemlån n

1. take-home loan of a book from a library

   Antonym: läsesalslån

Usage notes

A false friend of home loan (“loan taken for the purpose of purchasing a house”).

Declension

Declension of hemlån

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hemlån	hemlåns
	definite	hemlånet	hemlånets
plural	indefinite	hemlån	hemlåns
	definite	hemlånen	hemlånens

Related terms

• hemlånad
• hemlåning

Further reading

• hemlån in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker