håglös

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hughløs, equivalent to håg +‎ -lös. Compare Icelandic huglaus (“cowardly”).

Adjective

håglös (comparative håglösare, superlative håglösast)

  1. listless
    Synonyms: likgiltig, viljelös

Declension
Inflection of håglös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular håglös håglösare håglösast
Neuter singular håglöst håglösare håglösast
Plural håglösa håglösare håglösast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 håglöse håglösare håglösaste
All håglösa håglösare håglösaste
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
  • håglöshet

References
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