-lös

From Old Swedish lös, from Old Norse lauss (Norwegian Bokmål -løs, Danish -løs, Icelandic laus), from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˌløːs/
• Rhymes: -øːs

-lös

1. Added on a noun to yield an adjective denoting a lack of. Compare English -less.

   tyngd -> tyngdlös

   ljud -> ljudlös

• lös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• -lös in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• slö, söl, öls