altmuligmand
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See also: alt mulig mand
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
alt muligt (“all sorts of things”) + mand (“man”)
Noun[edit]
altmuligmand c (singular definite altmuligmanden, plural indefinite altmuligmænd)
- a person who performs many sundry duties for an institution; a handyman
Declension[edit]
Declension of altmuligmand
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | altmuligmand | altmuligmanden | altmuligmænd | altmuligmændene |
| genitive | altmuligmands | altmuligmandens | altmuligmænds | altmuligmændenes |
References[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Danish altmuligmand.
Noun[edit]
altmuligmand m
- a handyman
- a person who doesn't have a specific job role but works on whatever comes up
- a jack of all trades, a person who is capable of doing a wide range of things
- Synonym: þúsundþjalasmiður
Usage notes[edit]
As an unadapted Danish foreignism, the word is not grammatically declined and is often written in quotation marks.