No. 2,922 in Swedish
ekholm
"Ekholm" is a Swedish surname and can also mean "oak islet" or "oak hill" in English.
In a sentence
Ekholm är ett vanligt efternamn i Sverige.
Ekholm is a common surname in Sweden.
Here, 'Ekholm' is used as a proper noun to refer to a surname.
Vi besökte Ekholm, ett litet torp vid sjön.
We visited Ekholm, a small cottage by the lake.
In this case, 'Ekholm' refers to the name of a place, a cottage.
Det sägs att ekholmen i sjön är hemvist för sällsynta fågelarter.
It is said that the oak islet in the lake is home to rare bird species.
Here, 'Ekholmen' refers to a geographical feature, specifically an oak-covered small island ('holme').
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