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
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Unbill f (genitive Unbill, no plural) or
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

Declension of Unbill [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Unbill
genitive einer der Unbill
dative einer der Unbill
accusative eine die Unbill
Declension of Unbill [sg-only, masculine (archaic or Austrian regional) // neuter (archaic or Austrian regional), strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Unbill
genitive eines des Unbills
dative einem dem Unbill
accusative einen, ein den, das Unbill

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