-leas
See also: leas, léas, leaš, leas-, and -leæs
Middle English
Suffix
-leas
- Alternative form of -les
References
- “-lē̆s, suf.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 April 2018.
Old English
Etymology
From lēas (“false, devoid of, free from, without”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læːɑs/
Suffix
-lēas
- Without, free from, devoid of
- Bereft of
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_English_words_suffixed_with_-leas' title='Category:Old English words suffixed with -leas'>Old English words suffixed with -leas</a>
Descendants
- Middle English: -lese, -lesse, -les
- English: -less