andlös

See also: ändlös

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, anda +‎ lös.

Adjective

andlös (not comparable)

  1. (figuratively) breathless
    Filmen bygger upp en andlös spänning
    The movie builds a breathless suspense
    Cirkuspubliken såg på i andlös tystnad, andlösa av beundran och skräck
    The circus audience watched in breathless silence, breathless with admiration and fear

Declension

Inflection of andlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular andlös
neuter singular andlöst
plural andlösa
masculine plural2 andlöse
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 andlöse
all andlösa

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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