håglös

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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 superlative1
common singular håglös håglösare håglösast
neuter singular håglöst håglösare håglösast
plural håglösa håglösare håglösast
masculine plural2 håglöse håglösare håglösast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 håglöse håglösare håglösaste
all håglösa håglösare håglösaste

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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