rostig

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German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

rostig (strong nominative masculine singular rostiger, comparative rostiger, superlative am rostigsten)

  1. rusty

Declension

Further reading

  • rostig” in Duden online
  • rostig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

rost (rust) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

rostig (comparative rostigare, superlative rostigast)

  1. rusty (beset with rust)
    en rostig spik
    a rusty nail
  2. rusty (out of practice)
    Jag har inte övat på ett år, så jag är lite rostig
    I haven't practiced in a year, so I'm a bit rusty

Declension

Inflection of rostig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rostig rostigare rostigast
neuter singular rostigt rostigare rostigast
plural rostiga rostigare rostigast
masculine plural2 rostige rostigare rostigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rostige rostigare rostigaste
all rostiga rostigare rostigaste

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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