bekymmerslös
Swedish
Etymology
bekymmer (“something that causes worry; a trouble, a difficulty”) + -s- + -lös (“-less”)
Adjective
bekymmerslös (comparative mer bekymmerslös, superlative mest bekymmerslös)
- carefree, happy-go-lucky
- en bekymmerslös tillvaro
- a carefree existence
- Ibland är han lite väl bekymmerslös
- Sometimes he's a bit carefree (too carefree)
Declension
| Inflection of bekymmerslös | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bekymmerslös | mer bekymmerslös | mest bekymmerslös |
| Neuter singular | bekymmerslöst | mer bekymmerslöst | mest bekymmerslöst |
| Plural | bekymmerslösa | mer bekymmerslösa | mest bekymmerslösa |
| Masculine plural3 | bekymmerslöse | mer bekymmerslösa | mest bekymmerslösa |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bekymmerslöse | mer bekymmerslöse | mest bekymmerslöse |
| All | bekymmerslösa | mer bekymmerslösa | mest bekymmerslösa |
| 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 | |||
See also
- obekymrad (“unconcerned”)
References
- bekymmerslös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bekymmerslös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)