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Swedish
Etymology
lott (“share”) + -lös (“-less”)
Adjective
lottlös (not comparable)
- empty-handed, shareless (receiving no share (of something distributed, for example prizes or an inheritance))
Regissören blev lottlös på Oscarsgalan- The director left the Oscars ceremony empty-handed ("was shareless at the Oscars ceremony")
Sambon gick lottlös ur striden med arvingarna- His partner came away empty-handed from her battle with the heirs ("went shareless out of the battle with the heirs")
Usage notes
Also literally means "ticket-less," which sometimes inspires puns.
Declension
Inflection of lottlös
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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lottlös
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
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lottlöst
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—
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—
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| plural
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lottlösa
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
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lottlöse
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—
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—
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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lottlöse
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—
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—
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| all
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lottlösa
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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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