Unbill

German

Etymology

Nominalised from Middle High German unbil (inappropriate, unfair), from Proto-Germanic *biliz (kind, gentle; decent, fair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌbɪl/
  • Hyphenation: Un‧bill
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Noun

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Unbill (archaic or Austrian regional) m or (archaic or Austrian regional) n (strong, genitive Unbills, no plural)

  1. inconvenience

Usage notes

  • Unbill is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension

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