Ungestüm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ungestüeme n or f, from Old High German ungistuomi n and ungistuomī f, nominalisations of the adjective ungistuomi, whence modern ungestüm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊnɡəˌʃtyːm/, [ˈʔʊn.ɡəˌʃtyːm], [ˈʔʊŋ.ɡə-]

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Noun

Ungestüm n or (uncommon, proscribed) m (strong, genitive Ungestüms or Ungestümes, no plural)

1. impetuosity, impetuousness

Usage notes

• The only gender recognised by most dictionaries is the neuter. However, since the word occurs most often in prepositional expressions in the dative case (where masculine and neuter are indistinguishable) the masculine is also found in edited texts. In archaic usage, the word may be feminine.

Declension

Declension of Ungestüm [sg-only, neuter // masculine (uncommon, proscribed), strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Ungestüm
genitive	eines	des	Ungestüms, Ungestümes
dative	einem	dem	Ungestüm, Ungestüme1
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Ungestüm

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• ungestüm

Further reading

• “Ungestüm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ungestüm” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ungestüm” in Duden online