Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

rutten

rottenAlso the definite form of rutt.

Meaning

rotten

In Swedish: som har ruttnat

Forms

Forms of rutten
Basic form	rutten	with en-words
Neuter	ruttet	with ett-words
Plural and definite	ruttna	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	ruttnare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	ruttnast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does rutten mean?

rutten in a sentence

ett ruttet äpple
a rotten apple
en rutten politik
a rotten policy
Det luktar ruttet ägg härinne
It smells like rotten eggs in here

Questions

What does rutten mean in English?

rutten means “rotten”.

Similar words

gistenkartig

Origin

From Old Norse rotinn.

Nearby common words

rutten is number 4,092 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,087intrång infringement, trespass
4,089duva dove, pigeon
4,090romare Roman
4,091dränka drown, steep
4,093böna plead (beg) for
4,094trång tight, narrow
4,095ingång entrance
4,096tragiskt tragic, tragic, tragically

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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