lättskött

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of lätt (easy) +‎ skött (handled; maintained). First attested in 1845.[1]

Adjective

lättskött (not comparable)

  1. Being easy to use and maintain.
    • 1865 November 8, “Landsvägslokomotiv [Road locomotive]”, in Barometern[1], page 1:
      [] ; machinen är lättſkött och deß ſnabbhet kan utan ſwårighet ökas eller minſkas.
      [] ; the machine is easy to use and its speed can be increased or decreased without difficulty.

Declension

Inflection of lättskött
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lättskött
neuter singular lättskött
plural lättskötta
masculine plural2 lättskötte
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lättskötte
all lättskötta

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.

Antonyms

  • svårskött (hard to use and maintain)

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