ryggesløs
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German rōkelōs, cognate with German ruchlos, English reckless, Dutch roekeloos. Derived from the noun Proto-Germanic *rōkō, hence Middle Low German rōke, Old High German ruohha. Possibly, this noun may go back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂roh₁g-eh₂-, cf. Ancient Greek ἀρωγή (arōgḗ, “help”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ryggesløs (neuter ryggesløst, plural and definite singular attributive ryggesløse)
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of ryggesløs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | ryggesløs | ryggesløsere | ryggesløsest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | ryggesløst | ryggesløsere | ryggesløsest2 |
| Plural | ryggesløse | ryggesløsere | ryggesløsest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | ryggesløse | ryggesløsere | ryggesløseste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||