hemsnickrad

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hemmasnickrad

Etymology

From hem (“home”) +‎ snickrad (“constructed through woodworking”).

Adjective

hemsnickrad (comparative mer hemsnickrad, superlative mest hemsnickrad)

1. (often derogatory) homebuilt, homegrown

   Det där är bara nån hemsnickrad teori han har som få tar på allvar

   That's just some homegrown theory of his that few take seriously

Declension

Inflection of hemsnickrad

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hemsnickrad	—	—
neuter singular	hemsnickrat	—	—
plural	hemsnickrade	—	—
masculine plural2	hemsnickrade	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hemsnickrade	—	—
all	hemsnickrade	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• hemsnickrad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)