rostig

German

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From Middle High German rostec, from Old High German rostag, from Proto-Germanic *rustagaz (“rusty”), equivalent to Rost (“rust”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Cognate with English rusty.

IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔstɪç/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Hyphenation: ros‧tig

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rostig (comparative rostiger, superlative am rostigsten)

rostig (comparative rostigare, superlative rostigast)

Inflection of rostig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	rostig	rostigare	rostigast
Neuter singular	rostigt	rostigare	rostigast
Plural	rostiga	rostigare	rostigast
Masculine plural³	rostige	rostigare	rostigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	rostige	rostigare	rostigaste
All	rostiga	rostigare	rostigaste
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