ungreifbar

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German

Etymology

un- +‎ greifbar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnɡʁaɪ̯fbaːɐ̯/
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Adjective

ungreifbar (strong nominative masculine singular ungreifbarer, comparative (uncommon) ungreifbarer, superlative (uncommon) am ungreifbarsten)

  1. (often figurative) unseizable, intangible, impalpable
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 430:
      Magda selbst, die er bevorzugt hatte, weil sie Erfolg gehabt hatte, kam in seiner Erinnerung nicht mehr auf gegen die verlassene Emmi. Denn Emmi war durch ihr Unglück feiner und gewissermaßen ungreifbarer geworden.
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