läskunnighet
Swedish
Etymology
läskunnig (“able to read”) + -het (“-ness”)
Noun
läskunnighet c
- ability to read; literacy
- Antonym: analfabetism (“illiteracy”)
Usage notes
For complete literacy, a common phrase is läs- och skrivkunnighet ("ability to read and ability to write").
Declension
| Declension of läskunnighet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | läskunnighet | läskunnigheten | — | — |
| Genitive | läskunnighets | läskunnighetens | — | — |
See also
- skrivkunnighet (“ability to write”)
References
- läskunnighet in Svensk ordbok (SO)