"Gewirr" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈvɪʁ/ Audio: De-Gewirr.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|}} Middle High German [Term?] Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s.sg}} Gewirr n (strong, genitive Gewirres or Gewirrs, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Gewirres [genitive], Gewirrs [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Gewirr [nominative, singular], Gewirres [genitive, singular], Gewirrs [genitive, singular], Gewirr [dative, singular], Gewirre [dative, singular], Gewirr [accusative, singular]
  1. tangle, snarl Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Wirrwarr, Wirrnis, Kuddelmuddel
    Sense id: en-Gewirr-de-noun-sTDPn-Ym Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. confusion, jumble Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Durcheinander, Chaos
    Sense id: en-Gewirr-de-noun-4Is-ecPF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Stimmengewirr

Inflected forms

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        "dative",
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          "word": "Durcheinander"
        },
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          "word": "Chaos"
        }
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        },
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          "word": "Wirrnis"
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          "word": "Chaos"
        }
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