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Etymology

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From gagn +‎ -lös.

Adjective

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gagnlös (comparative mer gagnlös, superlative mest gagnlös)

  1. (archaic) vain, futile, fruitless, useless

Declension

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Inflection of gagnlös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gagnlös mer gagnlös mest gagnlös
Neuter singular gagnlöst mer gagnlöst mest gagnlöst
Plural gagnlösa mer gagnlösa mest gagnlösa
Masculine plural3 gagnlöse mer gagnlösa mest gagnlösa
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gagnlöse mer gagnlöse mest gagnlöse
All gagnlösa mer gagnlösa mest gagnlösa
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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