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

system of handicraft-based education started in Finland

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

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

Usage notes

Of the handicraft work itself, though also the name of corresponding school subjects.

Declension

Declension of slöjd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slöjd	slöjds
	definite	slöjden	slöjdens
plural	indefinite	slöjder	slöjders
	definite	slöjderna	slöjdernas

Derived terms

• hemslöjd
• träslöjd
• slöjdföremål
• slöjdlektion
• slöjdlokal
• slöjdlärare
• slöjdundervisning
• syslöjd

References

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

Anagrams

• döljs