lealös

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a dialectal pronunciation of ledlös (“jointless”), from led +‎ -a- +‎ -lös.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²leːaˌløːs/

Adjective

lealös (comparative mer lealös, superlative mest lealös)

  1. (somewhat colloquial) loose-jointed, loose-limbed, limp
  2. (figuratively) of weak character, unprincipled

Declension

Inflection of lealös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lealös mer lealös mest lealös
neuter singular lealöst mer lealöst mest lealöst
plural lealösa mer lealösa mest lealösa
masculine plural2 lealöse mer lealösa mest lealösa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 lealöse mer lealöse mest lealöse
all lealösa mer lealösa mest lealösa

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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