skrivkunnig

Swedish

Etymology

skriva (“write”) +‎ kunnig (“knowledgeable”)

Adjective

skrivkunnig (not comparable)

  1. able to write; literate

Usage notes

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

Declension

Inflection of skrivkunnig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skrivkunnig — —
neuter singular skrivkunnigt — —
plural skrivkunniga — —
masculine plural2 skrivkunnige — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skrivkunnige — —
all skrivkunniga — —

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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