slöjd

See also: slojd

English

Alternative forms

• slojd
• sloyd

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

Translations

• Danish: sløjd c
• Swedish: slöjd (sv) c

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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

Anagrams

• döljs