Swedish

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Etymology

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rost +‎ -fri, cognate of German rostfrei. Compare English rustless.

Adjective

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rostfri (not comparable)

  1. stainless
    rostfritt stål
    stainless steel

Declension

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Inflection of rostfri
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rostfri
Neuter singular rostfritt
Plural rostfria
Masculine plural3 rostfrie
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 rostfrie
All rostfria
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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