tröstlös

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See also: trostlos

Swedish

Etymology

tröst (comfort) +‎ -lös (-less). Compare German trostlos and English comfortless.

Adjective

tröstlös (comparative mer tröstlös, superlative mest tröstlös)

  1. hopeless (not inspiring any hope)
    Synonyms: hopplös, utsiktslös
  2. (rare) inconsolable
    Synonym: otröstlig

Declension

Inflection of tröstlös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tröstlös mer tröstlös mest tröstlös
neuter singular tröstlöst mer tröstlöst mest tröstlöst
plural tröstlösa mer tröstlösa mest tröstlösa
masculine plural2 tröstlöse mer tröstlösa mest tröstlösa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tröstlöse mer tröstlöse mest tröstlöse
all tröstlösa mer tröstlösa mest tröstlösa

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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