unkundig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German unkundic, unkündic, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *unkunþīg, from Proto-Germanic *unkunþīgaz, equivalent to un- +‎ kundig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌkʊndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌkʊndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: un‧kun‧dig

Adjective

unkundig (strong nominative masculine singular unkundiger, comparative unkundiger, superlative am unkundigsten)

  1. ignorant (having little knowledge)
  2. (+ genitive) ignorant of

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “unkundig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “unkundig” in Duden online
  • “unkundig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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