unwürdig

German

Etymology

un- + Würde + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌvʏʁdɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌvʏʁdɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: un‧wür‧dig

Adjective

unwürdig (strong nominative masculine singular unwürdiger, comparative unwürdiger, superlative am unwürdigsten)

  1. (with optional genitive object) unworthy (of), dishonourable, undignified
    Antonym: würdig
    Aufgrund ihres geringen Selbstwertgefühls fühlte sie sich, als wäre sie der Liebe und des Glücks unwürdig.
    As a result of her low self-esteem, she felt as if she were unworthy of love and happiness.

Declension

Further reading

  • unwürdig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • unwürdig” in Duden online
  • unwürdig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.