friggebod

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1979, coined by Lennart Holm, the General Director for the National Board of Physical Planning and Building (Planverket), a blend of Friggebo +‎ bod (“shed, shack”), the former being the last name of Birgit Friggebo, the Minister for Housing at the time.

The friggebod reform implied that anyone could build a shed of maximum 10 square meters on their premises without obtaining a construction permit from the municipality. From the onset of 2008, the area was increased to 15 square meters.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²frɪɡɛˌbuːd/

Noun

friggebod c

1. a small structure of no more than 15 square meters and 3 meters in height that may be built without a special permit

   Vi byggde vår friggebod när jag var liten.

   We built our friggebod when I was young.

Declension

Declension of friggebod

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	friggebod	friggebods
	definite	friggeboden	friggebodens
plural	indefinite	friggebodar	friggebodars
	definite	friggebodarna	friggebodarnas

See also

• attefallshus

References

• friggebod in Svensk ordbok (SO)