läskunnig

Swedish

Etymology

läsa (“read”) +‎ kunnig (“knowledgeable”)

Adjective

läskunnig (not comparable)

1. able to read; literate

   Antonyms: icke läskunnig, analfabetisk

Usage notes

For complete literacy, a common phrase is läs- och skrivkunnig ("able to read and able to write").

Declension

Inflection of läskunnig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	läskunnig	—	—
neuter singular	läskunnigt	—	—
plural	läskunniga	—	—
masculine plural2	läskunnige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	läskunnige	—	—
all	läskunniga	—	—

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.

Related terms

• läskunnighet (“ability to read”)

See also

• analfabet (“an analphabet”)
• skrivkunnig (“able to write”)

References

• läskunnig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• läskunnig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)