lealös
Swedish
Etymology
Originally a dialectal pronunciation of ledlös (“jointless”), from led + -a- + -lös.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²leːaˌløːs/
Adjective
lealös (comparative mer lealös, superlative mest lealös)
- (somewhat colloquial) loose-jointed, loose-limbed
- (figuratively) unprincipled
Declension
| Inflection of lealös | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | lealös | mer lealös | mest lealös |
| Neuter singular | lealöst | mer lealöst | mest lealöst |
| Plural | lealösa | mer lealösa | mest lealösa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | lealöse | mer lealöse | mest lealöse |
| All | lealösa | mer lealösa | mest lealösa |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
References
- lealös in Svensk ordbok (SO)