sondergleichen

German

Etymology

Univerbation of sonder (“without”) +‎ gleich (“equal”) in the accusative case.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzɔndərˈɡlaɪ̯çən], [ˈzɔndɐˈɡlaɪ̯çən], [ˈzɔndɐˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]
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Hyphenation: son‧der‧glei‧chen

Prepositional phrase

sondergleichen

which has no equal, incomparable
Synonym: ohnegleichen

Related terms

mit nichts zu vergleichen

Further reading

“sondergleichen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“sondergleichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“sondergleichen” in Duden online
“sondergleichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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