åbo

This is the 2052nd most frequent Swedish word.

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åbo

A resident of Åbo (Turku), Finland.


Here 'åbo' is used to refer to a person who resides on rural land and is engaged in farming.

Han är en åbo som odlar sina egna grönsaker.

He is a farmer who grows his own vegetables.


In this sentence, 'åbo' refers to a tenant farmer, implying someone who resides and works land owned by someone else.

Åbon klagar ofta på det dåliga vädret.

The tenant farmer often complains about the bad weather.


Here, 'åbo' is used more broadly to denote someone who resides on and works agricultural land, without specifying ownership status.

Vi besökte en åbo igår som visade oss runt på gården.

We visited a farmer yesterday who showed us around the farm.