hemsnickrad

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Inflection of hemsnickrad
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hemsnickrad
Neuter singular hemsnickrat
Plural hemsnickrade
Masculine plural3 hemsnickrade
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hemsnickrade
All hemsnickrade
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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