unattested

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ attested.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unattested (comparative more unattested, superlative most unattested)

1. Not supported by attestation; lacking supporting evidence in the form of assurance from an authority.

   The plural form of this noun must surely have existed in the speech of medieval farmers, although it is unattested in surviving books from the period.

Translations

not existing in any documented form

Armenian: չվկայված (čʻvkayvac) Finnish: kirjallisista lähteistä löytymätön, kirjallisissa lähteissä mainitsematon (however, it is more common to simply say that something is not attested, i.e. mentioned or found, in sources) French: inattesté (fr) Galician: non atestado m Greek: αμάρτυρος (el) (amártyros) Polish: niezaświadczony Russian: незасвидетельствованный (ru) (nezasvidetelʹstvovannyj)