altmuligmand
See also: alt mulig mand
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]alt muligt (“all sorts of things”) + mand (“man”)
Noun
[edit]altmuligmand c (singular definite altmuligmanden, plural indefinite altmuligmænd)
- a person who performs many sundry duties for an institution; a handyman
Declension
[edit]Declension of altmuligmand
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | altmuligmand | altmuligmanden | altmuligmænd | altmuligmændene |
| genitive | altmuligmands | altmuligmandens | altmuligmænds | altmuligmændenes |
References
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Danish altmuligmand.
Noun
[edit]altmuligmand m
- a handyman
- a person who doesn't have a specific job role but works on whatever comes up
- a jack of all trades, a person who is capable of doing a wide range of things
- Synonym: þúsundþjalasmiður
Usage notes
[edit]As an unadapted Danish foreignism, the word is not grammatically declined and is often written in quotation marks.
Declension
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.