alltiallo
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCompound of allt (“all”) + i (“in”) + allo (“all manners”). First attested in 1948[1]
Noun
editalltiallo c
- A handyman, a factotum, a do-all; a catch-all term for someone with a wide variety of tasks (often practical or administrative) that otherwise cannot easily or accurately be summarised in a concise manner.
- Synonyms: faktotum, klockarfar
- 1861, Anders Flodman, En sjelfständig man, page 438:
- Baronen tycktes mot vanan nedstämd, och det låg ett halft melankoliskt drag öfver det grin, med hvilket han helsade sitt ”allt-i-allo”.
- The baron seemed unusually downcast, and there was a half-melancholic expression on the grin with which he greeted his "do-all."
- 1956, Karl Gerhard, Katt bland hermeliner, page 69:
- Dörren stod öppen, det var bara att stiga på. Jag hade turen att ramla in i en unik uppgörelse mellan kapellmästaren och hans alltiallo, fru Lundholm.
- The door stood open; all I had to do was step inside. By chance, I happened to stumble upon a rare dispute between the bandleader and his factotum, Mrs. Lundholm.
- 2019 February 15, Stefan Wahlberg, “Åklagare ska inte kunna utse offentliga försvarare – vi är inte rättsväsendets allt-i-allo [Prosecutors should not be tasked with appointing public defenders – we are not the justice system's do-it-all solution]”, in Dagens Juridik:
- Åklagare är inte rättsväsendets allt-i-allo som lagstiftaren kan lägga på ytterligare arbetsuppgifter som dessutom ska rymmas inom ramen för befintliga anslag.
- Prosecutors are not a do-it-all for the justice system that lawmakers can burden with additional tasks, especially when these tasks must be managed within the constraints of the current budget.
- (sports) an all-rounder
- Synonym: allroundspelare
- 2024 April 14, Christian Vuojärvi, “Miro Heiskanen var Dallas alltiallo då Stars vann sin division: ”Detta var bara ett första steg” [Miro Heiskanen was Dallas' all-rounder as the Stars won their division: "This was just the first step"]”, in Yle: