unkaputtbar
German
Etymology
From un- + kaputt + -bar. The word was used first in 1990 in an advertising campaign. It intentionally violates the grammar rules by using the suffix -bar with the adjective kaputt despite of the fact that this suffix is only used to build adjectives from verbs (e.g. unkaputtmachbar). This made the word sound somewhat funny with the purpose of drawing attention.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊnkaˈpʊtbaːɐ̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: un‧ka‧putt‧bar
Adjective
unkaputtbar (comparative unkaputtbarer, superlative am unkaputtbarsten)
- (colloquial) indestructible, unbreakable
- Synonym: unzerstörbar
- Diese Flasche ist unkaputtbar. ― This bottle is indestructible.
Declension
Positive forms of unkaputtbar
Comparative forms of unkaputtbar
Superlative forms of unkaputtbar
Further reading
- unkaputtbar in Duden online
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