þúsundþjalasmiður

Icelandic

Etymology

From þúsund (“a thousand”) + þjala (“of a rasp, of a file”) the genitive of þjöl (“rasp, file”) + smiður (“craftsman”). Literally meaning "a craftsman of a thousand rasps".

Noun

þúsundþjalasmiður m (genitive singular þúsundþjalasmiðs, nominative plural þúsundþjalasmiðir)

  1. a jack of all trades
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