Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sloyd

/slɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: sloyd
IPA: /slɔɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the importance of practical, hands-on work to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills. In particular, it is often associated with woodworking and carving, but can include other crafts as well.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A knife for carving.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He asked what exactly was the position given to the "sloyds" (handicrafts) in teaching …"
"The sloyd knife, Fig. 84, is a tool likely to be misused in the hands of small children, but when sharp and in strong hands, has many valuable uses."
"… woodcarvers' knives or sloyds, chisels and plane irons, …"

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish slöjd (“handicraft, handiwork, skills”). Doublet of sleight.

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: slöjd

Usage

Inflected Forms

sloyds (plural) slojd (alternative) slöjd (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sloyd?: The recorded pronunciation is /slɔɪd/.
What does sloyd mean?: A Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the importance of practical, hands-on work to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills. In particular, it is often associated with woodworking and carving, but can include other crafts as well.
Where does sloyd come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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