Calque of German mittellos. By surface analysis, medel (“economic means”) + -lös.
medellös (comparative mer medellös, superlative mest medellös)
Inflection of medellös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | medellös | mer medellös | mest medellös |
Neuter singular | medellöst | mer medellöst | mest medellöst |
Plural | medellösa | mer medellösa | mest medellösa |
Masculine plural3 | medellöse | mer medellösa | mest medellösa |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | medellöse | mer medellöse | mest medellöse |
All | medellösa | mer medellösa | mest medellösa |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |