"-les" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Middle English]

IPA: /-lɛːs/, /-lɛs/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English -lēas (“-less”) (akin to lēas (“devoid of, loose from, false”)), from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic *-lausaz, from *lausaz (“loose”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|-lēas||-less|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English -lēas (“-less”), {{inh+|enm|ang|-lēas||-less}} Inherited from Old English -lēas (“-less”), {{m|ang|lēas||devoid of, loose from, false}} lēas (“devoid of, loose from, false”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*-laus}} Proto-West Germanic *-laus, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*-lausaz}} Proto-Germanic *-lausaz, {{m|gem-pro|*lausaz||loose}} *lausaz (“loose”) Head templates: {{head|enm|suffix}} -les
  1. Lacking (something); without (something). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--les-enm-suffix-AgQdPMHJ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: -las, -lasse, -læs, -leas, -lease, -leæs, -lese, -lesse, -lez, -lies, -liese, -lis, -lise, -lyas, -lyese Derived forms: armles, bonles, catelles, causeles, childrenles, cloudeles, comfortles, defautles, drinkeles, fereles, fleshles, groundles, harmles, havenles, husbondles, witles

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