sprakeloos

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch sprakeloos, equivalent to spraak (“speech”) +‎ -e- +‎ -loos (“less”).

Adjective

sprakeloos (attributive sprakelose, not comparable)

1. Synonym of spraakloos (“speechless”)

Derived terms

• sprakeloosheid

Dutch

Etymology

From spraak (“speech”) +‎ -e- +‎ -loos (“-less”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: spra‧ke‧loos

Adjective

sprakeloos (comparative sprakelozer, superlative meest sprakeloos or sprakeloost)

1. speechless, at a loss for words

Declension

Declension of sprakeloos
uninflected	sprakeloos
inflected	sprakeloze
comparative	sprakelozer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		sprakeloos	sprakelozer	het sprakeloost het sprakelooste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	sprakeloze	sprakelozere	sprakelooste
	n. sing.	sprakeloos	sprakelozer	sprakelooste
	plural	sprakeloze	sprakelozere	sprakelooste
definite		sprakeloze	sprakelozere	sprakelooste
partitive		sprakeloos	sprakelozers	—