unbelegte

Unbelegte is the attributive form of the German adjective unbelegt, used before feminine singular nouns and, in the plural, before plural nouns. The word conveys that something is not occupied, not covered in a culinary sense, or not proven or documented, depending on the context.

Common senses and examples:

- Not occupied or free: Der Parkplatz ist unbelegt (the parking lot is unoccupied). Die Plätze sind unbelegt (the seats are free).

- Not documented or not proven: Eine unbelegte Behauptung bedeutet, dass sie nicht belegt oder unsubstantiated ist. Ebenso können unbelegte Aussagen vorkommen.

- In culinary usage: unbelegtes Brot or unbelegtes Brötchen describes bread or a roll without toppings or fillings, in contrast to belegtes Brot (topped/filled).

Usage notes:

- Etymology: unbelegt is formed from belegen, meaning to prove, document, or occupy, with the negating prefix un-. The sense depends on the sense of Beleg: proof or occupancy.

- Grammatical form: unbelegte appears as the attributive form before feminine singular nouns (eine unbelegte Behauptung) and in the feminine plural or other contexts where the form aligns with the noun. In predicate position after sein, the form is typically just unbelegt (Der Tisch ist unbelegt).

See also:

- Beleg (German): a noun with meanings including evidence, receipt, or occupancy, which is the source sense negated by un- in unbelegt.

- Belegen (to prove, to occupy) and unbelegt as its negation in various contexts.

Overall, unbelegte is a versatile adjective in German, signaling absence of occupancy, lack of documentation, or absence of toppings, with the exact meaning driven by the noun it modifies.