lottlös
Swedish
editEtymology
editlott (“share”) + -lös (“-less”)
Adjective
editlottlös (not comparable)
- empty-handed, shareless (receiving no share (of something distributed, for example prizes or an inheritance))
- Regissören blev lottlös på Oscarsgalan
- The director left the Oscars ceremony empty-handed ("was shareless at the Oscars ceremony")
- Sambon gick lottlös ur striden med arvingarna
- His partner came away empty-handed from her battle with the heirs ("went shareless out of the battle with the heirs")
Usage notes
editAlso literally means "ticket-less," which sometimes inspires puns.
Declension
editInflection of lottlös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lottlös | — | — |
Neuter singular | lottlöst | — | — |
Plural | lottlösa | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | lottlöse | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | lottlöse | — | — |
All | lottlösa | — | — |
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 |
See also
edit- tomhänt (“empty-handed”)