maktlös

Swedish

Etymology

makt +‎ -lös. Compare Old Swedish maktaløs (“defenseless”), English mightless, Dutch machteloos, German machtlos, Norwegian Bokmål maktesløs, Danish magtesløs.

Adjective

maktlös (comparative maktlösare, superlative maktlösast)

1. powerless

   Synonym: vanmäktig

Declension

Inflection of maktlös

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	maktlös	maktlösare	maktlösast
neuter singular	maktlöst	maktlösare	maktlösast
plural	maktlösa	maktlösare	maktlösast
masculine plural2	maktlöse	maktlösare	maktlösast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	maktlöse	maktlösare	maktlösaste
all	maktlösa	maktlösare	maktlösaste

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.

Derived terms

• maktlöshet

References

• maktlös in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• maktlös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• maktlös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• maktalös in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T