-laus

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse -lauss, from Proto-Germanic *-lausaz, from *lausaz (“loose, free”). Cognate with Danish -løs, Norwegian Nynorsk -laus, Swedish -lös, English -less and German -los.

Suffix

-laus (adjective-forming suffix, comparative -lausari, superlative -lausastur)

  1. -less, free of something

Usage notes

  • The suffix -laus is most often used combined with a genitive form or the stem of a word, meaning "free of something" e.g.:
    genitive of heili (“a brain”) and -laus → heila (“of a brain”) and -laus → heilalaus (“brainless”)

Declension

positive forms of -laus
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -laus -laus -laust
accusative -lausan -lausa
dative -lausum -lausri -lausu
genitive -lauss -lausrar -lauss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -lausir -lausar -laus
accusative -lausa
dative -lausum
genitive -lausra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -lausi -lausa -lausa
acc/dat/gen -lausa -lausu
plural (all-case) -lausu
comparative forms of -laus
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) -lausari -lausari -lausara
plural (all-case) -lausari
superlative forms of -laus
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -lausastur -lausust -lausast
accusative -lausastan -lausasta
dative -lausustum -lausastri -lausustu
genitive -lausasts -lausastrar -lausasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative -lausastir -lausastar -lausust
accusative -lausasta
dative -lausustum
genitive -lausastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative -lausasti -lausasta -lausasta
acc/dat/gen -lausasta -lausustu
plural (all-case) -lausustu

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -laus
Derived terms

See also

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