viljelös

Swedish

Etymology

vilja (“will”) +‎ -e- +‎ -lös (“-less”). Compare English will-less, Norwegian Bokmål viljeløs and Norwegian Nynorsk viljeslaus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪljəˌløːs/

Adjective

viljelös (not comparable)

1. lacking (expressed) will (and therefore not putting up resistance or the like), will-less

Declension

Inflection of viljelös

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	viljelös	—	—
neuter singular	viljelöst	—	—
plural	viljelösa	—	—
masculine plural2	viljelöse	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	viljelöse	—	—
all	viljelösa	—	—

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.

See also

• viljestark
• viljesvag

References

• viljelös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• viljelös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)