unbenommen

German

Etymology

un- +‎ benommen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊnbəˈnɔmən/, /ˈʊnbəˌnɔmən/
  • Hyphenation: un‧be‧nom‧men
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

unbenommen (indeclinable, predicative only)

  1. permitted, allowed [with dative ‘for someone’]
    Hiernach blieb es jenen unbenommen, das fragile Bauwerk zu betreten, welche den Mut dazu aufbrachten.
    After this, anyone who had the courage to do so was allowed to enter the fragile construction.
    Es ist Ihnen natürlich unbenommen, Einspruch einzulegen.
    Of course you are free to file an objection.

Further reading

  • “unbenommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “unbenommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.