witzlos
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German witzelōs, from Old High German wizzilos (“witless”). By surface analysis, Witz (“wit”) + -los (“-less”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]witzlos (strong nominative masculine singular witzloser, comparative witzloser, superlative am witzlosesten)
- witless, dull, lacking cleverness and humour
- (informal) pointless (having no purpose)
- Synonym: sinnlos
- Kreuzworträtsel ausfüllen, wenn man alles im Internet nachkuckt, ist doch witzlos.
- Solving crossword puzzles by looking everything up on the internet is pointless.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of witzlos
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist witzlos | sie ist witzlos | es ist witzlos | sie sind witzlos | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | witzloser | witzlose | witzloses | witzlose |
genitive | witzlosen | witzloser | witzlosen | witzloser | |
dative | witzlosem | witzloser | witzlosem | witzlosen | |
accusative | witzlosen | witzlose | witzloses | witzlose | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der witzlose | die witzlose | das witzlose | die witzlosen |
genitive | des witzlosen | der witzlosen | des witzlosen | der witzlosen | |
dative | dem witzlosen | der witzlosen | dem witzlosen | den witzlosen | |
accusative | den witzlosen | die witzlose | das witzlose | die witzlosen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein witzloser | eine witzlose | ein witzloses | (keine) witzlosen |
genitive | eines witzlosen | einer witzlosen | eines witzlosen | (keiner) witzlosen | |
dative | einem witzlosen | einer witzlosen | einem witzlosen | (keinen) witzlosen | |
accusative | einen witzlosen | eine witzlose | ein witzloses | (keine) witzlosen |
Comparative forms of witzlos
Superlative forms of witzlos
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “witzlos” in Duden online
- “witzlos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “witzlos” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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