German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. rusty

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

rost (rust) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective edit

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 edit

Inflection of rostig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rostig rostigare rostigast
Neuter singular rostigt rostigare rostigast
Plural rostiga rostigare rostigast
Masculine plural3 rostige rostigare rostigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 rostige rostigare rostigaste
All rostiga rostigare rostigaste
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

References edit

Anagrams edit