unvernünftig
German
Etymology
un- + vernünftig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌnʏnftɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌnʏnftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: un‧ver‧nünf‧tig
Adjective
unvernünftig (strong nominative masculine singular unvernünftiger, comparative unvernünftiger, superlative am unvernünftigsten)
- unreasonable
- Synonyms: stur, uneinsichtig, unklug
- Antonyms: einsichtig, klug, vernünftig, verständig
- 1918, Oskar Grosberg, Russische Schattenbilder aus Krieg und Revolution, C. F. Amelang, page 109:
- Der Oberst lächelt nachsichtig, wie man zu den Worten eines unvernünftigen Kindes lächelt.
- The colonel smiles forgivingly like one smiles at the words of an unreasonable child.
Declension
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “unvernünftig” in Duden online
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