läskunnig

Swedish

Etymology

läsa (“read”) +‎ kunnig (“knowledgeable”)

Adjective

läskunnig (not comparable)

  1. able to read; literate
    Antonyms: icke läskunnig, analfabetisk

Usage notes

For complete literacy, a common phrase is läs- och skrivkunnig ("able to read and able to write").

Declension

Inflection of läskunnig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular läskunnig — —
neuter singular läskunnigt — —
plural läskunniga — —
masculine plural2 läskunnige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 läskunnige — —
all läskunniga — —

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.

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