ubønhørlig

Danish

Etymology

From u- (“un-”) +‎ bønhøre (“grant, hear”) +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ubœnhørli/, [ubœnˈhøɐ̯ˀli]

Adjective

ubønhørlig

  1. inexorable (unable to be persuaded; impossible to stop or prevent)

Inflection

Inflection of ubønhørlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ubønhørlig — —2
indefinite neuter singular ubønhørligt — —2
plural ubønhørlige — —2
definite attributive1 ubønhørlige — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

  • (unable to be persuaded): ubøjelig, nådesløs
  • (impossible to stop or prevent): ufravigelig, uophørlig

Derived terms

  • ubønhørlighed

References

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