unorthodox

English

Etymology

un- +‎ orthodox

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

unorthodox (comparative more unorthodox, superlative most unorthodox)

  1. Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.
    Synonyms: heterodox, inorthodox, nonorthodox
    Antonym: orthodox
    Hyponyms: heretical, nonheretical
    • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
      The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.
    • 2018 April 18, “Chinese driving school makes students put phones on line”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 18 April 2018:
      A driving teacher in China is using an unorthodox method to get his students to drive with more care. He calls it the “fatal blow” method. Basically, students have to manoeuvre the car with skill or risk crushing their smartphones... or those of their classmates.

Derived terms

Translations

German

Etymology

un- +‎ orthodox

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊn.ʔɔʁ.toˌdɔks/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: un‧or‧tho‧dox

Adjective

unorthodox (strong nominative masculine singular unorthodoxer, comparative unorthodoxer, superlative am unorthodoxesten)

  1. unorthodox
    Antonym: orthodox

Declension
Positive forms of unorthodox
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist unorthodox sie ist unorthodox es ist unorthodox sie sind unorthodox
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative unorthodoxer unorthodoxe unorthodoxes unorthodoxe
genitive unorthodoxen unorthodoxer unorthodoxen unorthodoxer
dative unorthodoxem unorthodoxer unorthodoxem unorthodoxen
accusative unorthodoxen unorthodoxe unorthodoxes unorthodoxe
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der unorthodoxe die unorthodoxe das unorthodoxe die unorthodoxen
genitive des unorthodoxen der unorthodoxen des unorthodoxen der unorthodoxen
dative dem unorthodoxen der unorthodoxen dem unorthodoxen den unorthodoxen
accusative den unorthodoxen die unorthodoxe das unorthodoxe die unorthodoxen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein unorthodoxer eine unorthodoxe ein unorthodoxes (keine) unorthodoxen
genitive eines unorthodoxen einer unorthodoxen eines unorthodoxen (keiner) unorthodoxen
dative einem unorthodoxen einer unorthodoxen einem unorthodoxen (keinen) unorthodoxen
accusative einen unorthodoxen eine unorthodoxe ein unorthodoxes (keine) unorthodoxen
Comparative forms of unorthodox
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist unorthodoxer sie ist unorthodoxer es ist unorthodoxer sie sind unorthodoxer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative unorthodoxerer unorthodoxere unorthodoxeres unorthodoxere
genitive unorthodoxeren unorthodoxerer unorthodoxeren unorthodoxerer
dative unorthodoxerem unorthodoxerer unorthodoxerem unorthodoxeren
accusative unorthodoxeren unorthodoxere unorthodoxeres unorthodoxere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der unorthodoxere die unorthodoxere das unorthodoxere die unorthodoxeren
genitive des unorthodoxeren der unorthodoxeren des unorthodoxeren der unorthodoxeren
dative dem unorthodoxeren der unorthodoxeren dem unorthodoxeren den unorthodoxeren
accusative den unorthodoxeren die unorthodoxere das unorthodoxere die unorthodoxeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein unorthodoxerer eine unorthodoxere ein unorthodoxeres (keine) unorthodoxeren
genitive eines unorthodoxeren einer unorthodoxeren eines unorthodoxeren (keiner) unorthodoxeren
dative einem unorthodoxeren einer unorthodoxeren einem unorthodoxeren (keinen) unorthodoxeren
accusative einen unorthodoxeren eine unorthodoxere ein unorthodoxeres (keine) unorthodoxeren
Superlative forms of unorthodox
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am unorthodoxesten sie ist am unorthodoxesten es ist am unorthodoxesten sie sind am unorthodoxesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative unorthodoxester unorthodoxeste unorthodoxestes unorthodoxeste
genitive unorthodoxesten unorthodoxester unorthodoxesten unorthodoxester
dative unorthodoxestem unorthodoxester unorthodoxestem unorthodoxesten
accusative unorthodoxesten unorthodoxeste unorthodoxestes unorthodoxeste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der unorthodoxeste die unorthodoxeste das unorthodoxeste die unorthodoxesten
genitive des unorthodoxesten der unorthodoxesten des unorthodoxesten der unorthodoxesten
dative dem unorthodoxesten der unorthodoxesten dem unorthodoxesten den unorthodoxesten
accusative den unorthodoxesten die unorthodoxeste das unorthodoxeste die unorthodoxesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein unorthodoxester eine unorthodoxeste ein unorthodoxestes (keine) unorthodoxesten
genitive eines unorthodoxesten einer unorthodoxesten eines unorthodoxesten (keiner) unorthodoxesten
dative einem unorthodoxesten einer unorthodoxesten einem unorthodoxesten (keinen) unorthodoxesten
accusative einen unorthodoxesten eine unorthodoxeste ein unorthodoxestes (keine) unorthodoxesten

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