irgend
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German io wergin, hwergin.
Pronunciation edit
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Adverb edit
irgend
- at all
- Komm heute noch vorbei, wenn es irgend geht.
- Come over still today if it's at all possible.
- any, some
Usage notes edit
In text messaging, irgend is sometimes shortened as i like iwann (from irgendwann).
Derived terms edit
- irgendein, irgend ein – irgendeiner
- irgendetwas, irgend etwas
- irgendjemand
- irgendwann
- irgendwas
- irgendwer
- irgendwie
- irgendwo
- irgendwelche
Further reading edit
- “irgend” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “irgend”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891