hantverk
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German hantwerk from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand (“hand”) + verk (“work”). Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, English handwork.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithantverk n
- (a piece of, or action of doing) handicraft, craft
- (by extension, a piece of, or action of doing) craft (that deals less with physical artifacts, for example writing)
- craftsmanship (when more idiomatic as a translation, in either sense above)
- gediget hantverk
- solid craftsmanship
Declension
editDeclension of hantverk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hantverk | hantverket | hantverk | hantverken |
Genitive | hantverks | hantverkets | hantverks | hantverkens |