svarslös

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish svarsløs, equivalent to svar +‎ -s- +‎ lös.

Adjective

svarslös (comparative mer svarslös, superlative mest svarslös)

  1. nonplussed, dumbfounded
    Synonyms: häpen, spak, ställd, svaret skyldig

Declension

Inflection of svarslös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svarslös mer svarslös mest svarslös
neuter singular svarslöst mer svarslöst mest svarslöst
plural svarslösa mer svarslösa mest svarslösa
masculine plural2 svarslöse mer svarslösa mest svarslösa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svarslöse mer svarslöse mest svarslöse
all svarslösa mer svarslösa mest svarslösa

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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