hemsnickrad

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hem (“home”) +‎ snickrad (“constructed through woodworking”).

Adjective

hemsnickrad (comparative mer hemsnickrad, superlative mest hemsnickrad)

  1. (often derogatory) homebuilt, homegrown
    Det där är bara nån hemsnickrad teori han har som få tar på allvar
    That's just some homegrown theory of his that few take seriously

Declension

Inflection of hemsnickrad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hemsnickrad — —
neuter singular hemsnickrat — —
plural hemsnickrade — —
masculine plural2 hemsnickrade — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hemsnickrade — —
all hemsnickrade — —

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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