kündbar

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German

Etymology

Historically from künden +‎ -bar, where künden is used in the archaic/regional sense of “to terminate, resign, dismiss”, for which otherwise kündigen. Synchronically also analysable as a contraction of underlying *kündigbar; compare a similar case in unleugbar for *unleugenbar, from leugnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʏntbaːr/,
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Adjective

kündbar (strong nominative masculine singular kündbarer, not comparable)

  1. (of a contract) terminable (capable of being cancelled, terminated)
  2. (of an employee) capable of being dismissed

Usage notes

  • In sense 2, it generally refers to what German law calls ordentliche Kündigung (“dismission with notice”), which under the existing labour laws is impossible, or virtually impossible, under certain circumstances. Fristlose Kündigung (“dismission without notice”) in cases of severe misconduct is always possible.

Declension

Positive forms of kündbar (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist kündbar sie ist kündbar es ist kündbar sie sind kündbar
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative kündbarer kündbare kündbares kündbare
genitive kündbaren kündbarer kündbaren kündbarer
dative kündbarem kündbarer kündbarem kündbaren
accusative kündbaren kündbare kündbares kündbare
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der kündbare die kündbare das kündbare die kündbaren
genitive des kündbaren der kündbaren des kündbaren der kündbaren
dative dem kündbaren der kündbaren dem kündbaren den kündbaren
accusative den kündbaren die kündbare das kündbare die kündbaren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein kündbarer eine kündbare ein kündbares (keine) kündbaren
genitive eines kündbaren einer kündbaren eines kündbaren (keiner) kündbaren
dative einem kündbaren einer kündbaren einem kündbaren (keinen) kündbaren
accusative einen kündbaren eine kündbare ein kündbares (keine) kündbaren

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kündbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “kündbar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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