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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rutten (comparative ruttnare, superlative ruttnast)
- rotten
- Det luktar ruttet ägg härinne
- It smells like rotten eggs in here
- (figuratively) rotten (morally rephrehensible)
- (figuratively) rotten (bad)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of rutten | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rutten | ruttnare | ruttnast |
Neuter singular | ruttet | ruttnare | ruttnast |
Plural | ruttna | ruttnare | ruttnast |
Masculine plural3 | ruttne | ruttnare | ruttnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ruttne | ruttnare | ruttnaste |
All | ruttna | ruttnare | ruttnaste |
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 |
Derived terms[edit]
- genomrutten (“rotten to the core”)
- ruttenhet
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
rutten
References[edit]
- rutten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rutten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rutten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)