skrivkunnig

Swedish

Etymology

skriva (“write”) +‎ kunnig (“knowledgeable”)

Adjective

skrivkunnig (not comparable)

1. 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)