lönlös

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to lön +‎ -lös, from Old Swedish løna løs (“unsalaried”).

Adjective

lönlös (comparative mer lönlös, superlative mest lönlös)

  1. futile
    Synonyms: fruktlös, förgäves, gagnlös, meningslös, utsiktslös

Declension

Inflection of lönlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lönlös mer lönlös mest lönlös
neuter singular lönlöst mer lönlöst mest lönlöst
plural lönlösa mer lönlösa mest lönlösa
masculine plural2 lönlöse mer lönlösa mest lönlösa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lönlöse mer lönlöse mest lönlöse
all lönlösa mer lönlösa mest lönlösa

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.

References

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