-less

Senso (Inglese)

Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.

Concetti

senza

in-

dis-

s-

sinonimi

un-

non-

less

without

bereft of

deprived of

non-existing

a-

im-

devoid of

in-

lacking

Traduzioni

-los

sense

zonder

sem

sin

غير

in-

-loos

sans

sine

bê-

bê

im-

-frei

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ləs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: -les

Ereditato da inglese antico: -lēas

Affine scozzese: -less

Affine frisone occidentale: -leas

Affine saterfriesisch: -loos

Affine olandese: -loos

Affine basso tedesco: -los

Affine tedesco: -los

Affine danese: -løs

Affine svedese: -lös

Affine islandese: -laus

In summary

From Middle English -les, -leas, from Old English -lēas (“-less”) (compare lēas (“devoid of, loose from, false”)), from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic *-lausaz, from *lausaz (“loose”). (Not related to less, which derives from *laisiz, *laisizô.) Cognate with Scots -less, West Frisian -leas, Saterland Frisian -loos, Dutch -loos (“-less”), Low German -los, German -los, Danish -løs, Swedish -lös, Icelandic -laus. More at lease (“false”).