skattefri

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skatfrir, equivalent to skatt (“tax”) +‎ -e- +‎ -fri (“free”).

Adjective

skattefri

1. tax-free, tax-exempt

Usage notes

Tax-free in the general sense. For tax-free shops, goods, etc., at international airports and vessels and the like, English taxfree is used as a loan.

Declension

Inflection of skattefri

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	skattefri	skattefriare	skattefriast
neuter singular	skattefritt	skattefriare	skattefriast
plural	skattefria	skattefriare	skattefriast
masculine plural2	skattefrie	skattefriare	skattefriast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	skattefrie	skattefriare	skattefriaste
all	skattefria	skattefriare	skattefriaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “skattefri”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “skattefri”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “skattefri”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)