ringrostig
Swedish
editEtymology
editring (“boxing ring”) + rostig (“rusty”). Attested since the 1960s, originally describing boxers.
Adjective
editringrostig (comparative mer ringrostig, superlative mest ringrostig)
Declension
edit| Inflection of ringrostig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ringrostig | mer ringrostig | mest ringrostig |
| Neuter singular | ringrostigt | mer ringrostigt | mest ringrostigt |
| Plural | ringrostiga | mer ringrostiga | mest ringrostiga |
| Masculine plural3 | ringrostige | mer ringrostiga | mest ringrostiga |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ringrostige | mer ringrostige | mest ringrostige |
| All | ringrostiga | mer ringrostiga | mest ringrostiga |
| 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 | |||