makalös

Swedish

Etymology

From maka (“spouse”) +‎ -lös (“-less”). Cognate with Danish mageløs, Icelandic makalaus, and English makeless. Compare English peerless.

Adjective

makalös (comparative makalösare, superlative makalösast)

  1. incomparable, peerless
    Deras hus är så stort, det är makalöst ― Their house is so big, it's without peer.
    1. (positive) incredible, amazing
      en makalös manick ― an incredible contraption
      en makalös föreställning ― an amazing performance
    2. (negative)
      makalöst dålig ― incomparably bad

Declension

Inflection of makalös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular makalös makalösare makalösast
neuter singular makalöst makalösare makalösast
plural makalösa makalösare makalösast
masculine plural2 makalöse makalösare makalösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 makalöse makalösare makalösaste
all makalösa makalösare makalösaste

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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