immerwährend

German

Etymology

immer (“ever, always”) +‎ während (“being, lasting”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐˌvɛːʁənt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐˌveːʁənt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: im‧mer‧wäh‧rend

Adjective

immerwährend (not comparable)

1. perpetual; everlasting

   immerwährende Jungfräulichkeit — perpetual virginity

Synonyms

• ewig (roughly)