unberufen

== English == === Etymology === From German unberufen (“let it not be called down on me”). === Interjection === unberufen (dated) Touch wood; knock on wood; an injunction to fate that nothing will go wrong. == German == === Etymology === un- +‎ berufen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊnbəˌʁuːfn̩/, /ʊnbəˈʁuːfn̩/ Hyphenation: un‧be‧ru‧fen === Adjective === unberufen (strong nominative masculine singular unberufener, not comparable) unallowed, unauthorized ==== Declension ==== === Interjection === unberufen (dated) touch wood, knock on wood === Further reading === “unberufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “unberufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon