altmuligmand

See also: alt mulig mand

Danish

Etymology

alt muligt (“all sorts of things”) +‎ mand (“man”)

Noun

altmuligmand c (singular definite altmuligmanden, plural indefinite altmuligmænd)

  1. a person who performs many sundry duties for an institution; a handyman

Declension
Declension of altmuligmand
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative altmuligmand altmuligmanden altmuligmænd altmuligmændene
genitive altmuligmands altmuligmandens altmuligmænds altmuligmændenes

References

Icelandic

Alternative forms
  • alt mulig mand

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish altmuligmand.

Noun

altmuligmand m

  1. a handyman
  2. a person who doesn't have a specific job role but works on whatever comes up
  3. a jack of all trades, a person who is capable of doing a wide range of things
    Synonym: þúsundþjalasmiður

Usage notes

As an unadapted Danish foreignism, the word is not grammatically declined and is often written in quotation marks.

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