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unkundig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German unkundic, unkündic, from Old High German unkundīg, from Proto-West Germanic *unkunþīg, from Proto-Germanic *unkunþīgaz, equivalent to un- +‎ kundig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌkʊndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌkʊndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: un‧kun‧dig

Adjective

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unkundig (strong nominative masculine singular unkundiger, comparative unkundiger, superlative am unkundigsten)

  1. ignorant (having little knowledge)
  2. ignorant [with genitive ‘of something’]

Declension

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Further reading

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  • unkundig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • unkundig” in Duden online
  • unkundig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon