Swedish

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, råd +‎ -lös. Cognate of German ratlos, Dutch radeloos.

Adjective

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rådlös (comparative mer rådlös, superlative mest rådlös)

  1. feckless, at a loss

Declension

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Inflection of rådlös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rådlös mer rådlös mest rådlös
Neuter singular rådlöst mer rådlöst mest rådlöst
Plural rådlösa mer rådlösa mest rådlösa
Masculine plural3 rådlöse mer rådlösa mest rådlösa
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 rådlöse mer rådlöse mest rådlöse
All rådlösa mer rådlösa mest rådlösa
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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