rücksichtslos

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Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German rücksichtslos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rücksichtslos (not comparable)

  1. ruthless
    Synonyms: meedogenloos, nietsontziend

Declension

The inflected form rücksichtsloze also occurs frequently (by analogy with regular Dutch adjectives ending in -loos).

Declension of rücksichtslos
uninflected rücksichtslos
inflected rücksichtlose
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial rücksichtslos
indefinite m./f. sing. rücksichtlose
n. sing. rücksichtslos
plural rücksichtlose
definite rücksichtlose
partitive rücksichtslos

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Rücksicht (consideration) +‎ -s- +‎ -los.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rücksichtslos (strong nominative masculine singular rücksichtsloser, comparative rücksichtsloser, superlative am rücksichtslosesten)

  1. reckless, inconsiderate
  2. ruthless

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: rücksichtslos

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