herrgård

Swedish

en herrgård

Etymology

From Old Swedish hærragardher, equivalent to herre +‎ gård. Compare Norwegian Bokmål herregård and German Herrenhof.

Noun

herrgård c

1. a manor (landed (having land) country estate)
2. a manor house, a mansion (main house of such an estate)

Declension

Declension of herrgård

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	herrgård	herrgårds
	definite	herrgården	herrgårdens
plural	indefinite	herrgårdar	herrgårdars
	definite	herrgårdarna	herrgårdarnas

Derived terms

• herrgårdsost
• herrgårdsvagn

See also

• bruksmiljö
• gods
• herresäte
• slott

References

• herrgård in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• herrgård in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• herrgård in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)