lottlös

Swedish

Etymology

lott (“share”) +‎ -lös (“-less”)

Adjective

lottlös (not (comparable))

empty-handed, shareless (receiving no share (of something distributed, for example prizes or an inheritance))
Regissören blev lottlös på Oscarsgalan
The director left the Oscars ceremony empty-handed ("was shareless at the Oscars ceremony")

Sambon gick lottlös ur striden med arvingarna
His partner came away empty-handed from her battle with the heirs ("went shareless out of the battle with the heirs")

Usage notes

Also literally means "ticket-less," which sometimes inspires puns.

Declension

Inflection of **lottlös**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	lottlös	—	—
neuter singular	lottlöst	—	—
plural	lottlösa	—	—
masculine plural²	lottlöse	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	lottlöse	—	—
all	lottlösa	—	—

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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