"Hirngespinst" meaning in German

See Hirngespinst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnst] Audio: De-Hirngespinst.ogg , De-at-Hirngespinst.ogg
Etymology: From Hirn (“brain”) + Gespinst (“web, spun yarn”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Hirn|Gespinst|gloss1=brain|gloss2=web, spun yarn}} Hirn (“brain”) + Gespinst (“web, spun yarn”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Hirngespinst n (strong, genitive Hirngespinstes or Hirngespinsts, plural Hirngespinste) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Hirngespinstes [genitive], Hirngespinsts [genitive], Hirngespinste [plural], strong [table-tags], Hirngespinst [nominative, singular], Hirngespinste [definite, nominative, plural], Hirngespinstes [genitive, singular], Hirngespinsts [genitive, singular], Hirngespinste [definite, genitive, plural], Hirngespinst [dative, singular], Hirngespinste [dative, singular], Hirngespinsten [dative, definite, plural], Hirngespinst [accusative, singular], Hirngespinste [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. chimera, fantasy Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Hirngespinst-de-noun-PEnxWc62 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. pipe dream Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Hirngespinst-de-noun-70vdvGVF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "hersenspinsel"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: hersenspinsel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: hersenspinsel"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Hirn",
        "3": "Gespinst",
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        "gloss2": "web, spun yarn"
      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hirn (“brain”) + Gespinst (“web, spun yarn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinstes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinsts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinstes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinsts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinsten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Hirngespinst n (strong, genitive Hirngespinstes or Hirngespinsts, plural Hirngespinste)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Hirn‧ge‧spinst"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 December 8, Markus C. Schulte von Drach, “Nationale Identität ist ein Hirngespinst”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:",
          "text": "Nationale Identität ist ein Hirngespinst.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chimera, fantasy"
      ],
      "id": "en-Hirngespinst-de-noun-PEnxWc62",
      "links": [
        [
          "chimera",
          "chimera"
        ],
        [
          "fantasy",
          "fantasy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 April 23, Johnny Erling, “Tunnel unter dem Mount Everest: Chinas Hirngespinst”, in Der Standard:",
          "text": "Gibt es doch: zum Beispiel, einen Bahntunnel unter dem Mount Everest zu graben. Das ganze Projekt ist ein Hirngespinst.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pipe dream"
      ],
      "id": "en-Hirngespinst-de-noun-70vdvGVF",
      "links": [
        [
          "pipe dream",
          "pipe dream"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnst]"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "audio": "De-at-Hirngespinst.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/De-at-Hirngespinst.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hirngespinst"
}
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    "German compound terms",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "hersenspinsel"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: hersenspinsel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: hersenspinsel"
    }
  ],
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        "gloss1": "brain",
        "gloss2": "web, spun yarn"
      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hirn (“brain”) + Gespinst (“web, spun yarn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinstes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinsts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinstes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinsts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinsten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hirngespinste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Hirngespinst n (strong, genitive Hirngespinstes or Hirngespinsts, plural Hirngespinste)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Hirn‧ge‧spinst"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 December 8, Markus C. Schulte von Drach, “Nationale Identität ist ein Hirngespinst”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:",
          "text": "Nationale Identität ist ein Hirngespinst.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chimera, fantasy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chimera",
          "chimera"
        ],
        [
          "fantasy",
          "fantasy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 April 23, Johnny Erling, “Tunnel unter dem Mount Everest: Chinas Hirngespinst”, in Der Standard:",
          "text": "Gibt es doch: zum Beispiel, einen Bahntunnel unter dem Mount Everest zu graben. Das ganze Projekt ist ein Hirngespinst.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pipe dream"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pipe dream",
          "pipe dream"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnst]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hirngespinst.ogg",
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/De-at-Hirngespinst.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hirngespinst"
}

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