hulpeloos

Dutch

Etymology

From hulp (“help”) +‎ -e- +‎ -loos (“-less”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦʏl.pə.loːs/, (Netherlands) [ˈɦʏl.pə.loʊ̯s]
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  • Hyphenation: hul‧pe‧loos

Adjective

hulpeloos (comparative hulpelozer, superlative meest hulpeloos or hulpeloost)

  1. defenseless; helpless (unable to defend oneself)
    Synonym: weerloos

Declension

Declension of hulpeloos
uninflected hulpeloos
inflected hulpeloze
comparative hulpelozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hulpeloos hulpelozer het hulpeloost
het hulpelooste
indefinite m./f. sing. hulpeloze hulpelozere hulpelooste
n. sing. hulpeloos hulpelozer hulpelooste
plural hulpeloze hulpelozere hulpelooste
definite hulpeloze hulpelozere hulpelooste
partitive hulpeloos hulpelozers —

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: hulpeloos
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