rostfri

Swedish

Etymology

From rost (rust) +‎ -fri (free). Cognate with German rostfrei. Compare English rustless.

Adjective

rostfri (not comparable)

  1. stainless, rustproof
    rostfritt stål
    stainless steel

Declension

Inflection of rostfri
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rostfri
neuter singular rostfritt
plural rostfria
masculine plural2 rostfrie
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rostfrie
all rostfria

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.

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