reddeloos
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From redden (“to rescue”) + -loos (“-less”). Compare German rettlos, Swedish redlös.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]reddeloos (comparative reddelozer, superlative meest reddeloos or reddeloost)
- without any prospect of being saved or helped; unsalvageable; hopeless
- Als we niet snel investeerders vinden, is ons plan reddeloos. ― If we don't find investors soon, our plan is beyond saving.
- Zonder drinkwater zijn de scheepslui reddeloos verloren. ― Without drinking water, the sailors are hopelessly lost.
Declension
[edit]Declension of reddeloos | ||||
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uninflected | reddeloos | |||
inflected | reddeloze | |||
comparative | reddelozer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | reddeloos | reddelozer | het reddeloost het reddelooste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | reddeloze | reddelozere | reddelooste |
n. sing. | reddeloos | reddelozer | reddelooste | |
plural | reddeloze | reddelozere | reddelooste | |
definite | reddeloze | reddelozere | reddelooste | |
partitive | reddeloos | reddelozers | — |