saklaus

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse saklauss, equivalent to sök (“fault”) +‎ -laus (“-less”). More at sackless.

Adjective

saklaus (comparative saklausari, superlative saklausastur)

1. innocent, blameless

   Synonym: ámælislaus

2. in the clear

   Synonym: sýknaður

3. chaste, pure

   Synonyms: skírlífur, heiðvirður

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklaus	saklaus	saklaust
accusative	saklausan	saklausa	saklaust
dative	saklausum	saklausri	saklausu
genitive	saklauss	saklausrar	saklauss
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausir	saklausar	saklaus
accusative	saklausa	saklausar	saklaus
dative	saklausum	saklausum	saklausum
genitive	saklausra	saklausra	saklausra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausi	saklausa	saklausa
accusative	saklausa	saklausu	saklausa
dative	saklausa	saklausu	saklausa
genitive	saklausa	saklausu	saklausa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausu	saklausu	saklausu
accusative	saklausu	saklausu	saklausu
dative	saklausu	saklausu	saklausu
genitive	saklausu	saklausu	saklausu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausari	saklausari	saklausara
accusative	saklausari	saklausari	saklausara
dative	saklausari	saklausari	saklausara
genitive	saklausari	saklausari	saklausara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausari	saklausari	saklausari
accusative	saklausari	saklausari	saklausari
dative	saklausari	saklausari	saklausari
genitive	saklausari	saklausari	saklausari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausastur	saklausust	saklausast
accusative	saklausastan	saklausasta	saklausast
dative	saklausustum	saklausastri	saklausustu
genitive	saklausasts	saklausastrar	saklausasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausastir	saklausastar	saklausust
accusative	saklausasta	saklausastar	saklausust
dative	saklausustum	saklausustum	saklausustum
genitive	saklausastra	saklausastra	saklausastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausasti	saklausasta	saklausasta
accusative	saklausasta	saklausustu	saklausasta
dative	saklausasta	saklausustu	saklausasta
genitive	saklausasta	saklausustu	saklausasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	saklausustu	saklausustu	saklausustu
accusative	saklausustu	saklausustu	saklausustu
dative	saklausustu	saklausustu	saklausustu
genitive	saklausustu	saklausustu	saklausustu

Further reading

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