händig

See also: handig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫndugr, or more likely, from Middle Low German hendich; both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *handugaz.

Adjective

händig (comparative händigare, superlative händigast)

  1. handy, crafty, skilled when it comes to practical things

Declension
Inflection of händig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular händig händigare händigast
Neuter singular händigt händigare händigast
Plural händiga händigare händigast
Masculine plural3 händige händigare händigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 händige händigare händigaste
All händiga händigare händigaste
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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