Old English · suffix
-leas
Normalised -lēas
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /læ͜ɑːs/
- Syllables
- læ͜ɑːs (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- devoid-lessbereft
Meaning
-
without, free from, devoid of
-
bereft of
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -lēas | -lēas | -lēas |
| Accusative | -lēasne | -lēase | -lēas |
| Genitive | -lēases | -lēasre | -lēases |
| Dative | -lēasum | -lēasre | -lēasum |
| Instrumental | -lēase | -lēasre | -lēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -lēase | -lēasa-lēase | -lēas |
| Accusative | -lēase | -lēasa-lēase | -lēas |
| Genitive | -lēasra | -lēasra | -lēasra |
| Dative | -lēasum | -lēasum | -lēasum |
| Instrumental | -lēasum | -lēasum | -lēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | -lēasa | -lēase | -lēase |
| Accusative | -lēasan | -lēasan | -lēase |
| Genitive | -lēasan | -lēasan | -lēasan |
| Dative | -lēasan | -lēasan | -lēasan |
| Instrumental | -lēasan | -lēasan | -lēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | -lēasan | -lēasan | -lēasan |
| Accusative | -lēasan | -lēasan | -lēasan |
| Genitive | -lēasra-lēasena | -lēasra-lēasena | -lēasra-lēasena |
| Dative | -lēasum | -lēasum | -lēasum |
| Instrumental | -lēasum | -lēasum | -lēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-laus. Synchronically, from lēas (“false, devoid of, free from, without”).
Descendants
-less
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