ørkesløs

See also: orkeslös

Danish

Etymology

From ørke (“archaic: work, profession”) +‎ -s- (“-s-”) +‎ -løs (“-less”), From the verb orke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œrkəsløːs/, [ˈœ̞ɐ̯ɡ̊əsˌløːˀs]

Adjective

ørkesløs

  1. futile
  2. idle

Inflection

Inflection of ørkesløs
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ørkesløs — —2
indefinite neuter singular ørkesløst — —2
plural ørkesløse — —2
definite attributive1 ørkesløse — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

  • (futile): ufrugtbar
  • (idle): ledig, uvirksom

Derived terms

  • ørkesløshed

References

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