rutten
See also: Rutten
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]rutten (comparative ruttnare, superlative ruttnast)
- rotten
- Det luktar ruttet ägg härinne
- It smells like rotten eggs in here
- (figuratively) rotten (morally rephrehensible)
- (figuratively) rotten (bad)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of rutten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | rutten | ruttnare | ruttnast |
| Neuter singular | ruttet | ruttnare | ruttnast |
| Plural | ruttna | ruttnare | ruttnast |
| Masculine plural3 | ruttne | ruttnare | ruttnast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ruttne | ruttnare | ruttnaste |
| All | ruttna | ruttnare | ruttnaste |
| 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]- genomrutten (“rotten to the core”)
- ruttenhet
Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]rutten
References
[edit]- rutten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rutten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rutten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)