finmaskig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]fin (“fine”) + maska (“mesh (space enclosed by threads)”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
[edit]finmaskig (comparative finmaskigare, superlative finmaskigast)
- fine-meshed (having a dense mesh)
- Antonym: grovmaskig
- en finmaskig sil
- a fine-mesh sieve
- (figuratively) having good coverage
- De kan inte slippa igenom vårt finmaskiga nät av kameror
- They can't slip through our fine web of cameras
Declension
[edit]Inflection of finmaskig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | finmaskig | finmaskigare | finmaskigast |
Neuter singular | finmaskigt | finmaskigare | finmaskigast |
Plural | finmaskiga | finmaskigare | finmaskigast |
Masculine plural3 | finmaskige | finmaskigare | finmaskigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | finmaskige | finmaskigare | finmaskigaste |
All | finmaskiga | finmaskigare | finmaskigaste |
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 |