Swedish adjective

rostig

rusty

Meaning

rusty

In Swedish: belagd med rost

Forms

Forms of rostig
Basic form	rostig	with en-words
Neuter	rostigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	rostiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	rostigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	rostigast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise rostig

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What does rostig mean?

rostig in a sentence

en rostig spik
a rusty nail
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

Questions

What does rostig mean in English?

rostig means “rusty”.

Similar words

korroderad

Origin

rost (“rust”) + -ig (“-y”)

Nearby common words

rostig is number 6,540 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,536i morgon tomorrow
6,537svan swan
6,538sponsra sponsor
6,539mantel cloak
6,541matlagning cooking (the process of preparing food by using heat)
6,542arabiska Arabic
6,543frös froze
6,544förnya renew

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary