irre
See also: Irre
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German irre, erre, from Old High German irri, from Proto-West Germanic *irʀī, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaz (“bewildered, confused, crazy, lost”). Related to irren (“to wander, get lost”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editirre (strong nominative masculine singular irrer, comparative irrer, superlative am irrsten)
- crazy, insane, mad, mental
- Synonyms: irrsinnig, geisteskrank, geistesgestört, wahnsinnig
- Sag mal, bist du völlig irre geworden? ― Tell me, did you become completely insane?
- (slang) crazy, incredible, extreme
- Synonyms: sagenhaft, fantastisch, unglaublich, wahnsinnig
- Der Wagen kam mit einer irren Geschwindigkeit um die Kurve. ― The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.
- Das ist ein irres Gefühl. ― It's an incredible feeling.
- Ich habe mir gestern dieses irre Kleid gekauft. ― I bought this fantastic dress yesterday.
Declension
editPositive forms of irre
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist irre | sie ist irre | es ist irre | sie sind irre | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | irrer | irre | irres | irre |
genitive | irren | irrer | irren | irrer | |
dative | irrem | irrer | irrem | irren | |
accusative | irren | irre | irres | irre | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der irre | die irre | das irre | die irren |
genitive | des irren | der irren | des irren | der irren | |
dative | dem irren | der irren | dem irren | den irren | |
accusative | den irren | die irre | das irre | die irren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein irrer | eine irre | ein irres | (keine) irren |
genitive | eines irren | einer irren | eines irren | (keiner) irren | |
dative | einem irren | einer irren | einem irren | (keinen) irren | |
accusative | einen irren | eine irre | ein irres | (keine) irren |
Comparative forms of irre
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist irrer | sie ist irrer | es ist irrer | sie sind irrer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | irrerer | irrere | irreres | irrere |
genitive | irreren | irrerer | irreren | irrerer | |
dative | irrerem | irrerer | irrerem | irreren | |
accusative | irreren | irrere | irreres | irrere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der irrere | die irrere | das irrere | die irreren |
genitive | des irreren | der irreren | des irreren | der irreren | |
dative | dem irreren | der irreren | dem irreren | den irreren | |
accusative | den irreren | die irrere | das irrere | die irreren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein irrerer | eine irrere | ein irreres | (keine) irreren |
genitive | eines irreren | einer irreren | eines irreren | (keiner) irreren | |
dative | einem irreren | einer irreren | einem irreren | (keinen) irreren | |
accusative | einen irreren | eine irrere | ein irreres | (keine) irreren |
Superlative forms of irre
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am irrsten | sie ist am irrsten | es ist am irrsten | sie sind am irrsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | irrster | irrste | irrstes | irrste |
genitive | irrsten | irrster | irrsten | irrster | |
dative | irrstem | irrster | irrstem | irrsten | |
accusative | irrsten | irrste | irrstes | irrste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der irrste | die irrste | das irrste | die irrsten |
genitive | des irrsten | der irrsten | des irrsten | der irrsten | |
dative | dem irrsten | der irrsten | dem irrsten | den irrsten | |
accusative | den irrsten | die irrste | das irrste | die irrsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein irrster | eine irrste | ein irrstes | (keine) irrsten |
genitive | eines irrsten | einer irrsten | eines irrsten | (keiner) irrsten | |
dative | einem irrsten | einer irrsten | einem irrsten | (keinen) irrsten | |
accusative | einen irrsten | eine irrste | ein irrstes | (keine) irrsten |
Derived terms
edit- Irrer m, Irre f, Irres n
- irreführen
- irregehen
- irremachen
Related terms
editVerb
editirre
- inflection of irren:
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “irre” in Duden online
- “irre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “irre”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom irr m.
Alternative forms
editVerb
editirre (present tense irrer, past tense irra or irret, past participle irra or irret)
- (intransitive, about copper) to turn verdigris
Etymology 2
editFrom German irren, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaną.
Verb
editirre (present tense irrer, past tense irra or irret, past participle irra or irret)
References
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editNorwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- irra (a-infinitive)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Low German erren, irren.
Verb
editirre (present tense irrar, past tense irra, past participle irra, passive infinitive irrast, present participle irrande, imperative irre/irr)
- (transitive) to tease
- (transitive) to anger, aggravate
References
edit- “irre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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