rotfast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rotfaster, from Old Norse rótfastr, equivalent to rot +‎ fast. Compare rare English rootfast.

Adjective

rotfast (comparative mer rotfast, superlative mest rotfast)

  1. rooted (fastened by roots)
  2. (figurative) rooted (firmly established, settled, or entrenched)

Declension
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
  • rotfasthet

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