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
Indefinte 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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