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arbetslös

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Swedish

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Etymology

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arbete +‎ -s- +‎ -lös

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈarbeːtsˌløːs/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

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arbetslös (not comparable)

  1. unemployed (having no job)

Declension

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Inflection of arbetslös
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular arbetslös
neuter singular arbetslöst
plural arbetslösa
masculine plural2 arbetslöse
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 arbetslöse
all arbetslösa

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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