Wirrwarr
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
15th-century shortening of Middle High German wirrewarren n, a reduplicative ablauting derivation (cf. Mischmasch) from werren (“to entangle, confuse”), from Old High German werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werran.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Wirrwarr m or n (strong, genitive Wirrwarrs, no plural) or rarely Wirrwarr f (genitive Wirrwarr, no plural)
- confusion, commotion, chaos, jumble, muddle
- Synonyms: Chaos, Durcheinander, Kuddelmuddel, Unordnung, Gewirr, Verwirrung, Wirren
Usage notes[edit]
- Wirrwarr is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix. The masculine and neuter are common today; the feminine is rare.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Wirrwarr [sg-only, masculine // neuter // feminine, strong]
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- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- German terms derived from Middle High German
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- German 2-syllable words
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