eldfast

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of eld +‎ fast.

Adjective

eldfast (comparative mer eldfast, superlative mest eldfast)

1. fireproof

Declension

Inflection of eldfast

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	eldfast	mer eldfast	mest eldfast
neuter singular	eldfast	mer eldfast	mest eldfast
plural	eldfasta	mer eldfasta	mest eldfasta
masculine plural2	eldfaste	mer eldfasta	mest eldfasta
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	eldfaste	mer eldfaste	mest eldfaste
all	eldfasta	mer eldfasta	mest eldfasta

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• eldfasthet

Further reading

• eldfast in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker