Swedish

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Etymology

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Compound of rätt +‎ trogen. Compare German rechtgläubig. First attested in 1611.

Adjective

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rättrogen (comparative mer rättrogen, superlative mest rättrogen)

  1. faithful, devout, true-believer
    Synonyms: renlärig, ortodox

Declension

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Inflection of rättrogen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rättrogen
Neuter singular rättroget
Plural rättrogna
Masculine plural3 rättrogne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 rättrogne
All rättrogna
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

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