skrivkunnighet

Swedish

Etymology

skrivkunnig (“able to write”) +‎ -het (“-ness”)

Noun

skrivkunnighet c

1. ability to write; literacy

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of skrivkunnighet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skrivkunnighet	skrivkunnighets
	definite	skrivkunnigheten	skrivkunnighetens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• analfabetism (“illiteracy”)
• läskunnighet (“ability to read”)

References

• skrivkunnighet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)