inarticulate

inarticulate

English

Etymology

in- +‎ articulate

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/
• Hyphenation: in‧ar‧tic‧u‧late

Adjective

inarticulate (comparative more inarticulate, superlative most inarticulate)

1. (of speech) not articulated in normal words (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. speechless
3. unable to speak with any clarity
4. (biology) not having joints or other articulations

Translations

not articulated in normal words

speechless

German: sprachlos (de), unfähig zu sprechen

unable to speak with clarity

Bulgarian: нечленоразделен (nečlenorazdelen) German: undeutlich (de), unartikuliert Greek: άναρθρος (el) (ánarthros)

Irish: amhlabhrach Maori: pakoki, ngau, nanu

not having joints or other articulations

German: gliederlos

Noun

inarticulate (plural inarticulates)

1. (zoology) An animal belonging to the subphylum Inarticulata.