hemsnickrad
Swedish
Etymology
From hem (“home”) + snickrad (“constructed through woodworking”).
Adjective
hemsnickrad (comparative mer hemsnickrad, superlative mest hemsnickrad)
- (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
- Synonym: hemmasnickrad
Declension
| Inflection of hemsnickrad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | hemsnickrad | — | — |
| Neuter singular | hemsnickrat | — | — |
| Plural | hemsnickrade | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | hemsnickrade | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | hemsnickrade | — | — |
| All | hemsnickrade | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
- hemsnickrad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)