immerwährend

From immer (“ever, always”) +‎ während (“being, lasting”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐˌvɛːʁənt/ (used naturally in western Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐˌveːʁənt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐˌvɛːʁɛnt/ (Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐˌveːʁɛnt/ (Austria, Southern Germany)

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• Hyphenation: im‧mer‧wäh‧rend

immerwährend (strong nominative masculine singular immerwährender, not comparable)

1. perpetual; everlasting

   Synonym: (roughly) ewig

   immerwährende Jungfräulichkeit ― perpetual virginity