dankloos

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dank (thank(s), gratitude) +‎ -loos (-less).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑŋk.loːs/
  • Hyphenation: dank‧loos

Adjective[edit]

dankloos (comparative danklozer, superlative meest dankloos or dankloost)

  1. thankless, ungrateful, yielding (little or) no gratitude or reward
    Belastingontvanger en beul zijn dankloze beroepen.
    Tax collector and executioner are thankless professions.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of dankloos
uninflected dankloos
inflected dankloze
comparative danklozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial dankloos danklozer het dankloost
het danklooste
indefinite m./f. sing. dankloze danklozere danklooste
n. sing. dankloos danklozer danklooste
plural dankloze danklozere danklooste
definite dankloze danklozere danklooste
partitive dankloos danklozers

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