Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unalienable

/ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
un-alien-able
IPA
/ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not alienable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English alien Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English alienable English unalienable From un- + alienable.

Inflected Forms

more unalienable (comparative) most unalienable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce unalienable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈeɪljənəbəl/.
What does unalienable mean?
Not alienable.
Where does unalienable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English alien Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English alienable English unalienable From un- + alienable.

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