No. 1,663 in Swedish
holm
A small island, often in a river or lake.
In a sentence
Vi seglade till en liten holm i skärgården.
We sailed to a small islet in the archipelago.
Here, 'holm' refers to a small islet, commonly used in geographical contexts to describe a minor land formation surrounded by water.
Stockholm är Sveriges huvudstad.
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
In this case, 'holm' appears in the proper noun 'Stockholm', where it forms part of the city's name, possibly originating from its literal meaning related to 'islet' or land amid water.
En gammal holme ligger mitt i floden.
An old islet lies in the middle of the river.
Here, 'holme', a variation of 'holm', describes a small island in a river, illustrating its use in describing geographical features.
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