German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wunderbære (also wunderberen, wunderberende), equivalent to Wunder +‎ -bar. Akin to German Low German wunnerbaar, Low German wunnerbor, Dutch wonderbaar, Saterland Frisian wunderboar, and also calques Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish underbar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊndɐˌbaːɐ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

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wunderbar (strong nominative masculine singular wunderbarer, comparative wunderbarer, superlative am wunderbarsten)

  1. wonderful

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wunderbar” in Duden online
  • wunderbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache