Unbill

German edit

Etymology edit

Nominalised from Middle High German unbil (“inappropriate, unfair”), from Proto-Germanic *biliz (“kind, gentle; decent, fair”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʊnˌbɪl/
Hyphenation: Un‧bill
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Noun edit

Unbill f (genitive Unbill, no plural) or
Unbill (archaic or Austrian regional) m or (archaic or Austrian regional) n (strong, genitive Unbills, no plural)

inconvenience

Usage notes edit

Unbill is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension edit

Declension of Unbill [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Unbill
genitive	einer	der	Unbill
dative	einer	der	Unbill
accusative	eine	die	Unbill

Declension of Unbill [sg-only, masculine (archaic or Austrian regional) // neuter (archaic or Austrian regional), strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Unbill
genitive	eines	des	Unbills
dative	einem	dem	Unbill
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Unbill