slöjd
See also: slojd
English
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)
- A system of handicraft-based education started in Finland in 1865 and later adopted worldwide.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slœjd/
Usage notes
Of the handicraft work itself, though also the name of corresponding school subjects.
Declension
| Declension of slöjd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | slöjd | slöjden | slöjder | slöjderna |
| Genitive | slöjds | slöjdens | slöjders | slöjdernas |
Derived terms
- hemslöjd
- träslöjd
- slöjdföremål
- slöjdlektion
- slöjdlokal
- slöjdlärare
- slöjdundervisning
- syslöjd
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