Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish svarsløs, equivalent to svar +‎ -s- +‎ lös.

Adjective

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svarslös (comparative mer svarslös, superlative mest svarslös)

  1. nonplussed, dumbfounded
    Synonyms: häpen, spak, ställd, svaret skyldig

Declension

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Inflection of svarslös
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular svarslös mer svarslös mest svarslös
Neuter singular svarslöst mer svarslöst mest svarslöst
Plural svarslösa mer svarslösa mest svarslösa
Masculine plural3 svarslöse mer svarslösa mest svarslösa
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 svarslöse mer svarslöse mest svarslöse
All svarslösa mer svarslösa mest svarslösa
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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