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	superlative1
common singular	skrivkunnig	—	—
neuter singular	skrivkunnigt	—	—
plural	skrivkunniga	—	—
masculine plural2	skrivkunnige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skrivkunnige	—	—
all	skrivkunniga	—	—

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

• 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)