unhaltbar

German

Etymology

From un- +‎ haltbar and further from un- +‎ halten +‎ -bar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊnˈhalt.baːr/, /ˈʊnˌhalt.baːr/, [ʔʊn.halt.baː(ɐ̯)]
  • Second-syllable stress tends to prevail in predicative position, initial stress in attributive position.
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Adjective

unhaltbar (strong nominative masculine singular unhaltbarer, comparative unhaltbarer, superlative am unhaltbarsten)

  1. indefensible, untenable, unacceptable
    Antonym: haltbar
    1. (of a view, argument) incapable of being held or justified
      Das sind alles unhaltbare Behauptungen.
      These are all untenable claims.
    2. (of a state, situation) incapable of being accepted or maintained
      Hier herrschen unhaltbare Zustände.
      The situation around here is unaccaptable.
    3. (military, of a position) incapable of being held on to or defended against the enemy
      Nach dem Verlust der Anhöhe wurden die dahinter liegenden Dörfer unhaltbar.
      After the loss of the hill the villages behind it became indefensible.
    4. (sports, of a shot) incapable of being stopped
      Der Schuss war unhaltbar. ― That shot was unstoppable.

Declension

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Further reading
  • “unhaltbar” in Duden online
  • “unhaltbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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