móðurlaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse móðurlauss, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz. Equivalent to móðir +‎ -laus. Cognate with German mutterlos and English motherless.

Adjective

móðurlaus (not comparable)

  1. motherless

Declension

Positive forms of móðurlaus
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlaus móðurlaus móðurlaust
accusative móðurlausan móðurlausa
dative móðurlausum móðurlausri móðurlausu
genitive móðurlauss móðurlausrar móðurlauss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlausir móðurlausar móðurlaus
accusative móðurlausa
dative móðurlausum
genitive móðurlausra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative móðurlausi móðurlausa móðurlausa
acc/dat/gen móðurlausa móðurlausu
plural (all-case) móðurlausu

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