rostfri
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rost (“rust”) + -fri (“free”). Cognate with German rostfrei. Compare English rustless.
Adjective
[edit]rostfri (not comparable)
- stainless, rustproof
- rostfritt stål
- stainless steel
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of rostfri | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rostfri | — | — |
| Neuter singular | rostfritt | — | — |
| Plural | rostfria | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | rostfrie | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | rostfrie | — | — |
| All | rostfria | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||