lottlös

Swedish

Etymology

lott (share) + -lös (-less)

Adjective

lottlös (not comparable)

  1. empty-handed, shareless (receiving no share (of something distributed, for example prizes or an inheritance))
    Regissören blev lottlös på Oscarsgalan
    The director left the Oscars ceremony empty-handed ("was shareless at the Oscars ceremony")
    Sambon gick lottlös ur striden med arvingarna
    His partner came away empty-handed from her battle with the heirs ("went shareless out of the battle with the heirs")

Usage notes

Also literally means "ticket-less," which sometimes inspires puns.

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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