händig

See also: handig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫndugr, or more likely, from Middle Low German hendich; both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *handugaz.

Adjective

händig (comparative händigare, superlative händigast)

1. handy, crafty, skilled when it comes to practical things

Declension

Inflection of händig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	händig	händigare	händigast
neuter singular	händigt	händigare	händigast
plural	händiga	händigare	händigast
masculine plural2	händige	händigare	händigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	händige	händigare	händigaste
all	händiga	händigare	händigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

• adrätt (“adroit”)
• flink (“deft”)
• skicklig (“skillfull”)

Related terms

• behändig (“handy”)
• fyrhändig
• hand
• händighet

References

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