ringrostig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ring (“boxing ring”) + rostig (“rusty”). Attested since the 1960s, originally describing boxers.
Adjective
[edit]ringrostig (comparative mer ringrostig, superlative mest ringrostig)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of ringrostig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ringrostig | mer ringrostig | mest ringrostig |
Neuter singular | ringrostigt | mer ringrostigt | mest ringrostigt |
Plural | ringrostiga | mer ringrostiga | mest ringrostiga |
Masculine plural3 | ringrostige | mer ringrostiga | mest ringrostiga |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ringrostige | mer ringrostige | mest ringrostige |
All | ringrostiga | mer ringrostiga | mest ringrostiga |
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 |