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 forms of saklaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	saklaus	saklaus	saklaust
	accusative	saklausan	saklausa
	dative	saklausum	saklausri	saklausu
	genitive	saklauss	saklausrar	saklauss
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	saklausir	saklausar	saklaus
	accusative	saklausa
	dative	saklausum
	genitive	saklausra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	saklausi	saklausa	saklausa
	acc/dat/gen	saklausa	saklausu
	plural (all-case)	saklausu

comparative forms of saklaus

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	saklausari	saklausari	saklausara
	plural (all-case)	saklausari

superlative forms of saklaus

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	saklausastur	saklausust	saklausast
	accusative	saklausastan	saklausasta
	dative	saklausustum	saklausastri	saklausustu
	genitive	saklausasts	saklausastrar	saklausasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	saklausastir	saklausastar	saklausust
	accusative	saklausasta
	dative	saklausustum
	genitive	saklausastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	saklausasti	saklausasta	saklausasta
	acc/dat/gen	saklausasta	saklausustu
	plural (all-case)	saklausustu

Further reading

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