hemma

hemma

Maltese

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic ثَمَّةَ (ṯammata).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛm.ma/
    • Rhymes: -ɛmma

    Adverb

    hemma

    1. alternative form of hemm: there

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    hemma

    1. inflection of hemme:
      1. simple past
      2. past participle

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²hɛmːa/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Homophone: hämma

    Adverb

    hemma (not comparable)

    1. at home; at one’s place of residence
    2. at home; in the home of one’s parents
      hälsa dem där hemma
      bring (my) greetings to those back home

    Usage notes

    • Meaning number 2 presupposes that one's parents still live where one grew up.

    Adjective

    hemma

    1. (sports) at home, on one's home ground
      Nästa match är hemma mot Malmö.
      The next match is at home against Malmö.

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • hemma”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)