refraktär

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See also: refraktar

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin refractārius.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌʁefʁakˈtɛːɐ̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧frak‧tär

Adjective[edit]

refraktär (strong nominative masculine singular refraktärer, not comparable)

  1. refractory

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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)

  1. (rare) refractory (obstinate)
  2. (medicine, biology) refractory (incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of refraktär
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

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