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	—

Derived terms

• hulpeloosheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hulpeloos