lealös

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a dialectal pronunciation of ledlös (“jointless”), from led +‎ -a- +‎ -lös.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leːaˌløːs/

Adjective

lealös (comparative mer lealös, superlative mest lealös)

1. (somewhat colloquial) loose-jointed, loose-limbed, limp
2. (figuratively) of weak character, unprincipled

Declension

Inflection of lealös
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	lealös	mer lealös	mest lealös
Neuter singular	lealöst	mer lealöst	mest lealöst
Plural	lealösa	mer lealösa	mest lealösa
Masculine plural3	lealöse	mer lealösa	mest lealösa
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lealöse	mer lealöse	mest lealöse
All	lealösa	mer lealösa	mest lealösa
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

References

• lealös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lealös in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)