unerklärlich

German

Etymology

un- +‎ erklärlich, the latter from erklären +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʊn.ʔɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯.lɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /ˌʊn.ʔɛɐ̯ˈkleːɐ̯.lɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯klɛːɐ̯lɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: un‧er‧klär‧lich

Adjective

unerklärlich (strong nominative masculine singular unerklärlicher, comparative unerklärlicher, superlative am unerklärlichsten)

  1. unexplainable; inexplicable

Declension

Derived terms

  • Unerklärlichkeit

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