rotfast
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish rotfaster, from Old Norse rótfastr, equivalent to rot + fast. Compare rare English rootfast.
Adjective edit
rotfast (comparative mer rotfast, superlative mest rotfast)
- rooted (fastened by roots)
- (figurative) rooted (firmly established, settled, or entrenched)
Declension edit
| Inflection of rotfast | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rotfast | mer rotfast | mest rotfast |
| Neuter singular | rotfast | mer rotfast | mest rotfast |
| Plural | rotfasta | mer rotfasta | mest rotfasta |
| Masculine plural3 | rotfaste | mer rotfasta | mest rotfasta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | rotfaste | mer rotfaste | mest rotfaste |
| All | rotfasta | mer rotfasta | mest rotfasta |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- rotfast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rotfast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rotfast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)