menlös

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

men +‎ -lös

Adjective[edit]

menlös (comparative menlösare, superlative menlösast)

  1. harmless, innocent
    menlösa barns dag
    Holy Innocents' Day (December 28 in the Lutheran churches of Scandinavia)
  2. vapid, dull, bland

Declension[edit]

Inflection of menlös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular menlös menlösare menlösast
Neuter singular menlöst menlösare menlösast
Plural menlösa menlösare menlösast
Masculine plural3 menlöse menlösare menlösast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 menlöse menlösare menlösaste
All menlösa menlösare menlösaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic