slöjd

See also: slojd

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish slöjd (“sleight of hand, skilled or crafty”), from Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, from *slōgiz (“cunning”) (whence English sly). Doublet of sleight.

Noun

slöjd (uncountable)

  1. A system of handicraft-based education started in Finland in 1865 and later adopted worldwide.

Translations

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slœjd/

Noun

slöjd c

  1. slöjd, sloyd, handicraft

Declension
Declension of slöjd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slöjd slöjden slöjder slöjderna
Genitive slöjds slöjdens slöjders slöjdernas
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