German

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Etymology

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Wahnwitz +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːnˌvɪt͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːnˌvɪt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: wahn‧wit‧zig
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Adjective

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wahnwitzig (strong nominative masculine singular wahnwitziger, comparative wahnwitziger, superlative am wahnwitzigsten)

  1. absurd
  2. insane

Declension

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Further reading

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  • wahnwitzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wahnwitzig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon