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-leas

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "leas"

Middle English

Suffix

-leas

(Early Middle English) alternative form of -les

Old English

Alternative forms

-lēs

Etymology

From lēas (“false, devoid of, free from, without”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /læ͜ɑːs/

Suffix

-lēas

without, free from, devoid of
bereft of

Declension

Declension of -lēas — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-lēas	-lēas	-lēas
Accusative	-lēasne	-lēase	-lēas
Genitive	-lēases	-lēasre	-lēases
Dative	-lēasum	-lēasre	-lēasum
Instrumental	-lēase	-lēasre	-lēase
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-lēase	-lēasa, -lēase	-lēas
Accusative	-lēase	-lēasa, -lēase	-lēas
Genitive	-lēasra	-lēasra	-lēasra
Dative	-lēasum	-lēasum	-lēasum
Instrumental	-lēasum	-lēasum	-lēasum

Declension of -lēas — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-lēasa	-lēase	-lēase
Accusative	-lēasan	-lēasan	-lēase
Genitive	-lēasan	-lēasan	-lēasan
Dative	-lēasan	-lēasan	-lēasan
Instrumental	-lēasan	-lēasan	-lēasan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-lēasan	-lēasan	-lēasan
Accusative	-lēasan	-lēasan	-lēasan
Genitive	-lēasra, -lēasena	-lēasra, -lēasena	-lēasra, -lēasena
Dative	-lēasum	-lēasum	-lēasum
Instrumental	-lēasum	-lēasum	-lēasum

Derived terms

Related terms

-līest

Descendants

Middle English: -les, -las, -lasse, -læs, -leas, -lease, -leæs, -lees, -lese, -lesse, -lez, -lies, -liese, -lis, -lise, -lyas, -lyese
- English: -less
- Scots: -less

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