altmuligmand

See also: alt mulig mand

Danish

Etymology

alt muligt (“all sorts of things”) +‎ mand (“man”)

Noun

altmuligmand c (singular definite altmuligmanden, plural indefinite altmuligmænd)

1. a person who performs many sundry duties for an institution; a handyman

Declension

Declension of altmuligmand

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	altmuligmand	altmuligmanden	altmuligmænd	altmuligmændene
genitive	altmuligmands	altmuligmandens	altmuligmænds	altmuligmændenes

References

• “altmuligmand” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• alt mulig mand

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish altmuligmand.

Noun

altmuligmand m

1. a handyman
2. a person who doesn't have a specific job role but works on whatever comes up
3. a jack of all trades, a person who is capable of doing a wide range of things

   Synonym: þúsundþjalasmiður

Usage notes

As an unadapted Danish foreignism, the word is not grammatically declined and is often written in quotation marks.