finmaskig

Swedish

Etymology

fin (“fine”) +‎ maska (“mesh (space enclosed by threads)”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

finmaskig (comparative finmaskigare, superlative finmaskigast)

fine-meshed (having a dense mesh)
Antonym: grovmaskig

en finmaskig sil
a fine-mesh sieve
(figuratively) having good coverage
De kan inte slippa igenom vårt finmaskiga nät av kameror
They can't slip through our fine web of cameras

Declension

Inflection of **finmaskig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	finmaskig	finmaskigare	finmaskigast
neuter singular	finmaskigt	finmaskigare	finmaskigast
plural	finmaskiga	finmaskigare	finmaskigast
masculine plural²	finmaskige	finmaskigare	finmaskigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	finmaskige	finmaskigare	finmaskigaste
all	finmaskiga	finmaskigare	finmaskigaste

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.

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