gálaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From gá (“care, caution”) +‎ -laus (“-less”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkauːˌløyːs/

Adjective

gálaus (comparative gálausari, superlative gálausastur)

1. careless

   Synonyms: hirðulaus, óvarkár, kærulaus

Declension

positive forms of gálaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gálaus	gálaus	gálaust
	accusative	gálausan	gálausa
	dative	gálausum	gálausri	gálausu
	genitive	gálauss	gálausrar	gálauss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gálausir	gálausar	gálaus
	accusative	gálausa
	dative	gálausum
	genitive	gálausra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gálausi	gálausa	gálausa
	acc/dat/gen	gálausa	gálausu
	plural (all-case)	gálausu

comparative forms of gálaus

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	gálausari	gálausari	gálausara
	plural (all-case)	gálausari

superlative forms of gálaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gálausastur	gálausust	gálausast
	accusative	gálausastan	gálausasta
	dative	gálausustum	gálausastri	gálausustu
	genitive	gálausasts	gálausastrar	gálausasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gálausastir	gálausastar	gálausust
	accusative	gálausasta
	dative	gálausustum
	genitive	gálausastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gálausasti	gálausasta	gálausasta
	acc/dat/gen	gálausasta	gálausustu
	plural (all-case)	gálausustu

Related terms

• gáleysi (“carelessness”)