"Unsinn" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊnzɪn/, [ˈʔʊnzɪn] Audio: De-Unsinn.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German unsin (“nonsense, folly”) (compare Middle High German unsinne (“ignorance, stupidity”)), equivalent to un- + Sinn. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|unsin|t=nonsense, folly}} Middle High German unsin (“nonsense, folly”), {{cog|gmh|unsinne|t=ignorance, stupidity}} Middle High German unsinne (“ignorance, stupidity”), {{prefix|de|un|Sinn}} un- + Sinn Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Unsinn m (strong, genitive Unsinnes or Unsinns, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Unsinnes [genitive], Unsinns [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Unsinn [nominative, singular], Unsinnes [genitive, singular], Unsinns [genitive, singular], Unsinn [dative, singular], Unsinne [dative, singular], Unsinn [accusative, singular]
  1. nonsense Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Schwachsinn, Blödsinn Derived forms: unsinnig Related terms: Wahnsinn, Irrsinn, Trübsinn, Unfug, Quatsch
    Sense id: en-Unsinn-de-noun-mZqqhkW7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔʊnzɪn]"
    },
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      "word": "Trübsinn"
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      "word": "Unfug"
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      "word": "Quatsch"
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