krigsmanshus
Swedish
A former krigsmanshus in Vadstena, operating from 1646 to 1783.
Etymology
Compound of krigsman (“warman”) + -s- + hus (“house”). First attested in 1646.[1]
Noun
krigsmanshus n
- (historical) An almshouse for injured and disabled former soldiers.
- Synonyms: invalidhotell, invalidhus
- Coordinate term: pensionsanstalt
- 1881, Jacob Wallenberg, Arvid Ahnfelt, editor, Min son på galejan, page 229:
- Vårt lilla krigsmanshus i Vadstena talar om hvad vi ville, men röjer tillika huru litet vi kunna.
- Our little warmen's almshouse in Vadstena speaks of what we wanted, but also reveals how little we could.
- 2013 May 25, Herman Lindqvist, “Karolinerna sveks som tolkarna [The Carolinians were betrayed like the interpreters]”, in Aftonbladet:
- Många invalidiserade veteraner sökte sig till det gamla Birgittaklostret i Vadstena som var omgjort till krigsmanshus.
- Many invalided veterans went to the old Birgitta monastery in Vadstena, which had been converted into a warmen's almshouse.
Declension
| Declension of krigsmanshus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | krigsmanshus | krigsmanshuset | krigsmanshus | krigsmanshusen |
| Genitive | krigsmanshus | krigsmanshusets | krigsmanshus | krigsmanshusens |
Derived terms
- krigsmanshusdirecteur (“warman almshouse manager”)
References
- krigsmanshus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)