Heimilis
Heimilis is an Icelandic noun referring to a person’s place of residence or the household as a unit. In everyday use it can mean home or domicile, while in official contexts it more precisely denotes the household or domicile that is used for administrative purposes, such as tax, welfare, or civil-status records. The form heimilis is the genitive singular of heimili and appears in possessive constructions and compound terms, for example heimilisfang, which means “home address.”
Etymology and form are straightforward within Icelandic. Heimilis derives from heimili, which in turn comes from
Usage and contexts. In statistics and public administration, heimilis is used to describe the basic unit for
Related terms include heimili (home), búseta (residence or settlement), and heimilisfang (home address). The concept of