Unwort

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German unwort, by surface analysis, un- +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌvɔʁt/
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  • Hyphenation: Un‧wort

Noun

Unwort n (strong, genitive Unwortes or Unworts, plural Unwörter or Unworte)

  1. (linguistics, plural Unworte) inappropriate, offensive neologism
    • 2020, Katz & Goldt, Überraschung‎:
      Nee. Im Laufe des Jahres sagt irgendein Politiker beim Pullern im Pissoir „Menschenrechtsbrimborium“, irgendeiner hört das mit, und dann wird „Menschenrechtsbrimborium“ Unwort des Jahres.
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  2. (linguistics, plural Unwörter) malformed neologism

Declension

Declension of Unwort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Unwort die Unwörter, Unworte
genitive eines des Unwortes, Unworts der Unwörter, Unworte
dative einem dem Unwort, Unworte1 den Unwörtern, Unworten
accusative ein das Unwort die Unwörter, Unworte

1Now rare, see notes.

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