läskunnighet

Swedish

Etymology

läskunnig (“able to read”) +‎ -het (“-ness”)

Noun

läskunnighet c

  1. ability to read; literacy
    Antonym: analfabetism (“illiteracy”)

Usage notes

For complete literacy, a common phrase is läs- och skrivkunnighet ("ability to read and ability to write").

Declension
Declension of läskunnighet 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative läskunnighet läskunnigheten — —
Genitive läskunnighets läskunnighetens — —

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