German edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Usually cited as being from Ramme +‎ dösig, i.e. "drowsy or dizzy as a ram or sheep". Alternatively, possibly from German Low German rammdösig (dazed, disoriented, stunned, confused), from German Low German rammen (to ram) + dösig (dizzy, dazed, stupified), from Middle Low German dȫsich (dizzy, dazed), probably after the notion of a ram being dazed from being headbutted by another ram, or of someone being dazed and confused after being knocked.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamˌdøːzɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamˌdøːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ramm‧dö‧sig

Adjective edit

rammdösig (strong nominative masculine singular rammdösiger, comparative rammdösiger, superlative am rammdösigsten)

  1. foggy, dazed (unable to think clearly)

Declension edit