Swedish

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Etymology

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arbete +‎ -s- +‎ -lös

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈarbeːtsˌløːs/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

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arbetslös (not comparable)

  1. unemployed (having no job)

Declension

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Inflection of arbetslös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular arbetslös
Neuter singular arbetslöst
Plural arbetslösa
Masculine plural3 arbetslöse
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 arbetslöse
All arbetslösa
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

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