undeclarable
|un-de-clar-a-ble|
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/ˌʌn.dɪˈklɛr.ə.bəl/
🇬🇧
/ˌʌn.dɪˈklær.ə.bəl/
not able to be declared
Etymology
'undeclarable' originates from Modern English, specifically formed from the prefix 'un-' plus the adjective 'declarable', where 'declarable' ultimately derives from Latin 'declarare' (from 'de-' + 'clarare'), with 'clarare' related to 'clarus' meaning 'clear'.
'undeclarable' developed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'declarable'. 'Declarare' (Latin) became Old French 'declarer' and Middle English 'declaren' / 'declare', which produced the adjective 'declarable' in modern English; attaching 'un-' yielded 'undeclarable'.
Initially the Latin root 'declarare' meant 'to make clear' or 'to proclaim'; over time English 'declarable' came to mean 'able to be declared', and 'undeclarable' now means 'not able to be declared'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not able to be declared; not subject to declaration (for example, goods, income, or information that cannot legally or practically be declared).
The items were considered undeclarable under the new import rules, so they could not be listed on the customs form.
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