-lös

See also: los, Los, LOS, lös, loš, -los, los', and Appendix:Variations of "los"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lös, from Old Norse lauss (Norwegian Bokmål -løs, Danish -løs, Icelandic laus), from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løːs/
• Rhymes: -øːs

Suffix

-lös

1. Added on a noun to yield an adjective denoting a lack of. Compare English -less.

   tyngd -> tyngdlös

   ljud -> ljudlös

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -lös

References

• lös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• -lös in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• slö, söl, öls