rådlös

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, råd +‎ -lös. Cognate of German ratlos, Dutch radeloos.

Adjective

rådlös (comparative mer rådlös, superlative mest rådlös)

  1. feckless, at a loss

Declension

Inflection of rådlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular rådlös mer rådlös mest rådlös
neuter singular rådlöst mer rådlöst mest rådlöst
plural rådlösa mer rådlösa mest rådlösa
masculine plural2 rådlöse mer rådlösa mest rådlösa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 rådlöse mer rådlöse mest rådlöse
all rådlösa mer rådlösa mest rådlösa

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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