skrivkunnig
Swedish
Etymology
skriva (“write”) + kunnig (“knowledgeable”)
Adjective
skrivkunnig (not comparable)
- 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 | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | skrivkunnig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | skrivkunnigt | — | — |
| Plural | skrivkunniga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | skrivkunnige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | skrivkunnige | — | — |
| All | skrivkunniga | — | — |
| 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 | |||
Related terms
- skrivkunnighet (“ability to write”)
See also
- analfabet (“an analphabet”)
- läskunnig (“able to read”)
References
- skrivkunnig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skrivkunnig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)