värnlös

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to värn (“defence”) +‎ -lös (“-less”), from Old Swedish værnløs, from Old Norse varnarlauss. Compare German wehrlos.

Adjective

värnlös (comparative värnlösare, superlative värnlösast)

  1. defenceless
    Synonyms: försvarslös, skyddslös

Declension

Inflection of värnlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular värnlös värnlösare värnlösast
neuter singular värnlöst värnlösare värnlösast
plural värnlösa värnlösare värnlösast
masculine plural2 värnlöse värnlösare värnlösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 värnlöse värnlösare värnlösaste
all värnlösa värnlösare värnlösaste

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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