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	superlative1
common singular	rotfast	mer rotfast	mest rotfast
neuter singular	rotfast	mer rotfast	mest rotfast
plural	rotfasta	mer rotfasta	mest rotfasta
masculine plural2	rotfaste	mer rotfasta	mest rotfasta
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	rotfaste	mer rotfaste	mest rotfaste
all	rotfasta	mer rotfasta	mest rotfasta

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

• rotfasthet

References

• rotfast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rotfast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rotfast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• fortast, trofast