unzählbar

German

Etymology

un- +‎ zählbar

Pronunciation

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

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• Hyphenation: un‧zähl‧bar

Adjective

unzählbar (not comparable)

1. uncountable (too many to be counted)

   In den Straßen der Altstadt hatte sich eine unzählbare Menge versammelt.

   In the streets of the historic city center, an uncountable crowd had gathered.

2. (linguistics) uncountable

   Das Wort „Butter“ ist unzählbar: Es gibt weder „Buttern“ noch „Bütter“.

   The word Butter is uncountable: there are no such words as Buttern or Bütter.

Synonyms

• (too many to be counted): unzählig, zahllos, grenzenlos, unendlich, unermesslich

Derived terms

• Unzählbarkeit

Further reading

• “unzählbar” in Duden online