hjálparlaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalparlauss, from Proto-Germanic *helpōlausaz. Equivalent to hjálp +‎ -laus.

Adjective

hjálparlaus (comparative hjálparlausari, superlative hjálparlausastur)

1. helpless

Declension

positive forms of hjálparlaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hjálparlaus	hjálparlaus	hjálparlaust
	accusative	hjálparlausan	hjálparlausa
	dative	hjálparlausum	hjálparlausri	hjálparlausu
	genitive	hjálparlauss	hjálparlausrar	hjálparlauss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hjálparlausir	hjálparlausar	hjálparlaus
	accusative	hjálparlausa
	dative	hjálparlausum
	genitive	hjálparlausra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hjálparlausi	hjálparlausa	hjálparlausa
	acc/dat/gen	hjálparlausa	hjálparlausu
	plural (all-case)	hjálparlausu

comparative forms of hjálparlaus

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hjálparlausari	hjálparlausari	hjálparlausara
	plural (all-case)	hjálparlausari

superlative forms of hjálparlaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hjálparlausastur	hjálparlausust	hjálparlausast
	accusative	hjálparlausastan	hjálparlausasta
	dative	hjálparlausustum	hjálparlausastri	hjálparlausustu
	genitive	hjálparlausasts	hjálparlausastrar	hjálparlausasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hjálparlausastir	hjálparlausastar	hjálparlausust
	accusative	hjálparlausasta
	dative	hjálparlausustum
	genitive	hjálparlausastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hjálparlausasti	hjálparlausasta	hjálparlausasta
	acc/dat/gen	hjálparlausasta	hjálparlausustu
	plural (all-case)	hjálparlausustu

Further reading

• “hjálparlaus” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)