genadeloos

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • genadenloos (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch genadeloos. Equivalent to genade (mercy) + -loos (-less).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnaː.dəˌloːs/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧na‧de‧loos

Adjective

genadeloos (comparative genadelozer, superlative meest genadeloos or genadeloost)

  1. (of persons) merciless, ruthless; heartless
    De strenge leraar is genadeloos: een punt per fout
    The strict teacher is merciless: a point per error
  2. (of things) merciless, unforgiving, harsh

Inflection

Inflection of genadeloos
uninflected genadeloos
inflected genadeloze
comparative genadelozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial genadeloosgenadelozerhet genadeloost
het genadelooste
indefinite m./f. sing. genadelozegenadelozeregenadelooste
n. sing. genadeloosgenadelozergenadelooste
plural genadelozegenadelozeregenadelooste
definite genadelozegenadelozeregenadelooste
partitive genadeloosgenadelozers

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