arbetslös

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Swedish

Etymology

arbete +‎ -s- +‎ -lös

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarbeːtsˌløːs/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

arbetslös (not comparable)

  1. unemployed (having no job)

Declension

Inflection of arbetslös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular arbetslös
neuter singular arbetslöst
plural arbetslösa
masculine plural2 arbetslöse
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 arbetslöse
all arbetslösa

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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