uforutsigbar
unpredictable · adjective
- Definition
- Unable to be accurately forecast or anticipated; lacking consistency, regularity, or a discernible pattern.
- Inflections
- uforutsigbar, uforutsigbart, uforutsikbare
- Origin
- Constructed from the negative prefix "u-" combined with "forutsigbar" (predictable). The base word stems from the prefix "for-" (before) + "utsige/utsi" (to say/predict) + the derivational suffix "-bar" (able/capable of). It shares Germanic roots with the English "foreseeable" and traces back to Old Norse "fyrirsjá".
Examples
| Fotballaget møtte et uforutsigbart motstanderlag. | The football team faced an unpredictable opponent. |
| Været i Norge er ofte svært uforutsigbar om våren. | The weather in Norway is often very unpredictable in spring. |
| Hennes humør er så uforutsigbart at det er vanskelig å vite hva som skal til. | Her mood is so unpredictable that it is difficult to know what it takes. |