svarslös
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish svarsløs, equivalent to svar + -s- + lös.
Adjective
svarslös (comparative mer svarslös, superlative mest svarslös)
- nonplussed, dumbfounded
- Synonyms: häpen, spak, ställd, svaret skyldig
Declension
| Inflection of svarslös | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | svarslös | mer svarslös | mest svarslös |
| Neuter singular | svarslöst | mer svarslöst | mest svarslöst |
| Plural | svarslösa | mer svarslösa | mest svarslösa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | svarslöse | mer svarslöse | mest svarslöse |
| All | svarslösa | mer svarslösa | mest svarslösa |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Derived terms
- svarslöshet
References
- svarslös in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svarslös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svarslös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)