ungleich

German

Etymology

From Old High German ungilīh, from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz. By surface analysis, un- + gleich. Compare Old English unġelīċ (English unlike), Dutch ongelijk, Old Norse úlíkr (see there for North Germanic descendants).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnɡlaɪ̯ç/
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  • Hyphenation: un‧gleich

Adjective

ungleich (strong nominative masculine singular ungleicher, not comparable)

  1. dissimilar, different
  2. unequal

Declension

Adverb

ungleich

  1. unequally

Further reading

  • ungleich” in Duden online
  • ungleich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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