Swedish
Etymology
Compound of hem (“home”) + om (“of”). Compare with hitom (“on this side of”, literally “here-of”) and bortom (“beyond”, literally “away-of”).
Pronunciation
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Adverb
hemom
- (dialectal) via one's home
Anders gick hemom och lämnade sin träningsväska.- Anders went past his home to leave his gym bag.
Anna gick hemom Bertil för att lämna tillbaka boken hon lånat.- Anna went past Bertil's home to return the book she borrowed.