fingerfärdig

Swedish

Etymology

From finger (“finger”) +‎ färdig (“skillful”). Compare German fingerfertig.

Adjective

fingerfärdig (not comparable)

  1. dexterous, nimble-fingered (skillful with one's fingers)
  2. (figuratively) dexterous, adroit, nimble

Declension

Inflection of fingerfärdig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fingerfärdig — —
neuter singular fingerfärdigt — —
plural fingerfärdiga — —
masculine plural2 fingerfärdige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fingerfärdige — —
all fingerfärdiga — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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