German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌvʏʁdə/
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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German unwirde. Equivalent to un- +‎ Würde.

Noun

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Unwürde f (genitive Unwürde, plural Unwürden)

  1. (rare) indignity
    Synonym: Würdelosigkeit
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Etymology 2

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First attested as Middle High German Uwer, probably from an early form of Upper Sorbian Wujer. The extended form Unwirde is first attested in 1405.

Proper noun

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Unwürde n (proper noun, genitive Unwürdes or (optionally with an article) Unwürde)

  1. A hamlet within the town of Löbau, Saxony, Germany, now part of the urban district of Kittlitz

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