refraktär
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See also: refraktar
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin refractārius.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]refraktär (strong nominative masculine singular refraktärer, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of refraktär (uncomparable)
References
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin refractārius, from refractus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Attested since 1847. Cognate of German refraktär, French réfractaire, English refractory.
Adjective
[edit]refraktär (comparative mer refraktär, superlative mest refraktär)
- (rare) refractory (obstinate)
- (medicine, biology) refractory (incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of refraktär | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | refraktär | mer refraktär | mest refraktär |
Neuter singular | refraktärt | mer refraktärt | mest refraktärt |
Plural | refraktära | mer refraktära | mest refraktära |
Masculine plural3 | refraktäre | mer refraktära | mest refraktära |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | refraktäre | mer refraktäre | mest refraktäre |
All | refraktära | mer refraktära | mest refraktära |
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 |