sui generis

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌs(j)uː.aɪ ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹɪs/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsuː.i ˈɡɛn.ə.ɹɪs/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsuː.i ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹɪs/
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Borrowed from Latin suī generis (literally “of its own kind/class”).

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: bijzonder — in a class of its own
• Dutch: enig in zijn soort — in a class of its own
• Esperanto: siaspeca — in a class of its own
• German: sui generis — in a class of its own
• German: eigener Art — in a class of its own
• Greek: ιδιόρρυθμος (idiórrythmos) — in a class of its own
• Hungarian: sajátos — in a class of its own
• Hungarian: sajátságos — in a class of its own
• Icelandic: sér á báti — in a class of its own
• Icelandic: á ekki sinn líka — in a class of its own
• Polish: sui generis — in a class of its own
• Turkish: nevi şahsına münhasır — in a class of its own
• French: tout seul — by itself
• Polish: sui generis — by itself