unzählbar

German

Etymology

un- + zählbar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊnˈtsɛːlbaːʁ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ʊnˈtseːlbaːʁ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: un‧zähl‧bar

Adjective

unzählbar (strong nominative masculine singular unzählbarer, not comparable)

  1. uncountable (too many to be counted)
    Synonyms: unzählig, zahllos, grenzenlos, unendlich, unermesslich
    In den Straßen der Altstadt hatte sich eine unzählbare Menge versammelt.
    In the streets of the historic city center, an uncountable crowd had gathered.
  2. (linguistics) uncountable
    Das Wort „Butter“ ist unzählbar: Es gibt weder „Buttern“ noch „Bütter“.
    The word Butter is uncountable: there are no such words as Buttern or Bütter.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Unzählbarkeit

Further reading

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