hantverk

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hantwerk from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand (“hand”) +‎ verk (“work”). Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, English handwork.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hantˈvɛrk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

hantverk n

1. (a piece of, or action of doing) handicraft, craft
2. (by extension, a piece of, or action of doing) craft (that deals less with physical artifacts, for example writing)
3. craftsmanship (when more idiomatic as a translation, in either sense above)

   gediget hantverk

   solid craftsmanship

Declension

Declension of hantverk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hantverk	hantverks
	definite	hantverket	hantverkets
plural	indefinite	hantverk	hantverks
	definite	hantverken	hantverkens

Hyponyms

• hantverkare
• hantverkeri

Derived terms

• konsthantverk

References

• hantverk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hantverk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hantverk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)