hulpeloos

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Dutch

Etymology

From hulp (help) +‎ -e- +‎ -loos (-less).

Pronunciation

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  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˈɦʏlploːs/
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈɦʏlploʊ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: hul‧pe‧loos

Adjective

hulpeloos (comparative hulpelozer, superlative meest hulpeloos or hulpeloost)

  1. helpless

Declension

Declension of hulpeloos
uninflected hulpeloos
inflected hulpeloze
comparative hulpelozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hulpeloos hulpelozer het hulpeloost
het hulpelooste
indefinite m./f. sing. hulpeloze hulpelozere hulpelooste
n. sing. hulpeloos hulpelozer hulpelooste
plural hulpeloze hulpelozere hulpelooste
definite hulpeloze hulpelozere hulpelooste
partitive hulpeloos hulpelozers

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: hulpeloos