unmittelbar

German

Etymology

From un- (“un-”) +‎ Mittel (“means, medium”) +‎ -bar (“-able, -ly”), 17th-century alteration of Middle High German unmittelich, loan translation of Latin immediatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊnmɪtəlˌbaː(ɐ̯)/, /ˌʊnmɪtəlˈbaː(ɐ̯)/

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Adjective

unmittelbar (comparative unmittelbarer, superlative am unmittelbarsten)

1. immediate, direct

Synonyms

• direkt

Derived terms

• mittelbar (backformation)
• Unmittelbarkeit

Further reading

• “unmittelbar” in Duden online