Old English · adjective
wæterleas
Normalised wæterlēas
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwæ.terˌlæ͜ɑːs/
- Syllables
- ˈwæ · ter · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- waterless
Meaning
-
without water, dry; waterless
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wæterlēas | wæterlēas | wæterlēas |
| Accusative | wæterlēasne | wæterlēase | wæterlēas |
| Genitive | wæterlēases | wæterlēasre | wæterlēases |
| Dative | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasre | wæterlēasum |
| Instrumental | wæterlēase | wæterlēasre | wæterlēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wæterlēase | wæterlēasawæterlēase | wæterlēas |
| Accusative | wæterlēase | wæterlēasawæterlēase | wæterlēas |
| Genitive | wæterlēasra | wæterlēasra | wæterlēasra |
| Dative | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum |
| Instrumental | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wæterlēasa | wæterlēase | wæterlēase |
| Accusative | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan | wæterlēase |
| Genitive | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan |
| Dative | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan |
| Instrumental | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan |
| Accusative | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan | wæterlēasan |
| Genitive | wæterlēasrawæterlēasena | wæterlēasrawæterlēasena | wæterlēasrawæterlēasena |
| Dative | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum |
| Instrumental | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum | wæterlēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *watōrlausaz, equivalent to wæter + -lēas. Cognate with Old High German wazzarlōs.
Descendants
waterless
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