"unpronounceable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unpronounceable [comparative], most unpronounceable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + pronounceable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|pronounceable}} un- + pronounceable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unpronounceable (comparative more unpronounceable, superlative most unpronounceable)
  1. Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate. Derived forms: unpronounceably, unpronounceability Translations (impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate): onuitspreekbaar (Afrikaans), невымо́ўны (njevymóŭny) (Belarusian), невымаўля́льны (njevymaŭljálʹny) (Belarusian), onuitspreekbaar (Dutch), vaikeasti äännettävä (Finnish), vaikeasti lausuttava (Finnish), imprononçable (French), impronunciábel (Galician), impronunciable (Galician), unaussprechbar (German), unaussprechlich (German), κακοπρόφερτος (kakoprófertos) (Greek), δυσπρόφερτος (dysprófertos) (Greek), δυσκολοπρόφερτος (dyskoloprófertos) (Greek), απρόφερτος (aprófertos) (Greek), nepronuncebla (Ido), neartikulebla (Ido), impronunciabile (Italian), niewymawialny (Polish), impronunciável (Portuguese), impronunțabil (Romanian), непроизноси́мый (neproiznosímyj) [masculine] (Russian), невимо́вний (nevymóvnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unpronounceable-en-adj-FkmVZMuU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unpronouncible [rare]

Noun [English]

Forms: unpronounceables [plural]
Etymology: un- + pronounceable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|pronounceable}} un- + pronounceable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unpronounceable (plural unpronounceables)
  1. Something difficult or impossible to pronounce. Synonyms: mouthful, jawbreaker
    Sense id: en-unpronounceable-en-noun-kOcX9qcy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unpronouncible [rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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