utakande

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From u- (“un-”) +‎ takande (“takeable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʉːˌtɑːkɑndə/, /²ʉːˌtɑːkɑnə/

Adjective

utakande (singular and plural utakande, comparative meir utakande, superlative mest utakande)

1. untakable
   • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

     Det var inkje Under, at han greip etter Sværdet sit og glodde fælent uppetter Fjøllsida og sagde, at Noreg var utakande.

     No wonder that he reached for his sword and looked at the mountainside in despair and said that Norway was untakable.

References

• “utakande” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.