läskunnighet

Swedish

Etymology

läskunnig (“able to read”) +‎ -het (“-ness”)

Noun

läskunnighet c

1. ability to read; literacy

   Antonym: analfabetism (“illiteracy”)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of läskunnighet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	läskunnighet	läskunnighets
	definite	läskunnigheten	läskunnighetens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• skrivkunnighet (“ability to write”)

References

• läskunnighet in Svensk ordbok (SO)