moedeloos

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Dutch

Etymology

From moed (courage) +‎ -e- +‎ -loos (-less). Cognate literally with German mutlos (faint-hearted, cowardly) and English moodless.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmudəloːs/
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  • Hyphenation: moe‧de‧loos

Adjective

moedeloos (comparative moedelozer, superlative meest moedeloos or moedeloost)

  1. despondent, discouraged (in low spirits from loss of hope or courage)

Inflection

Declension of moedeloos
uninflected moedeloos
inflected moedeloze
comparative moedelozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial moedeloos moedelozer het moedeloost
het moedelooste
indefinite m./f. sing. moedeloze moedelozere moedelooste
n. sing. moedeloos moedelozer moedelooste
plural moedeloze moedelozere moedelooste
definite moedeloze moedelozere moedelooste
partitive moedeloos moedelozers

Derived terms