-lös
See also: Appendix:Variations of "los"
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish lös, from Old Norse lauss (Norwegian Bokmål -løs, Danish -løs, Icelandic laus), from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-lös
- Added on a noun to yield an adjective denoting a lack of. Compare English -less.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- lös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- -lös in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)