"Wirrwarr" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪrvar/, [ˈvɪʁ.vaʁ], [ˈvɪɐ̯.va(ɐ̯)], [ˈʋ...ʋ...] Audio: De-Wirrwarr.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|wirrewarren|g=n}} Middle High German wirrewarren n, {{m|de|Mischmasch}} Mischmasch, {{m|gmh|werren|t=to entangle, confuse}} werren (“to entangle, confuse”), {{der|de|goh|werran}} Old High German werran, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*werran}} Proto-West Germanic *werran Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n.sg}} Wirrwarr m or n (strong, genitive Wirrwarrs, no plural), {{de-noun|f.sg}} Wirrwarr f (genitive Wirrwarr, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n:f.sg}} Forms: Wirrwarr [canonical, masculine, neuter], rarely Wirrwarr [canonical, feminine], Wirrwarrs [genitive], Wirrwarr [genitive], strong [table-tags], Wirrwarr [definite, nominative, singular], Wirrwarrs [definite, genitive, singular], Wirrwarr [definite, genitive, singular], Wirrwarr [dative, definite, singular], Wirrwarr [accusative, definite, singular]
  1. confusion, commotion, chaos, jumble, muddle Tags: no-plural, strong Synonyms: Chaos, Durcheinander, Kuddelmuddel, Unordnung, Gewirr, Verwirrung, Wirren Derived forms: Schreibwirrwarr Related terms: wirr, verwirren
    Sense id: en-Wirrwarr-de-noun-eQEKrQLe Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German reduplications

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Wirrwarr meaning in German (3.2kB)

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          "word": "Durcheinander"
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          "word": "Kuddelmuddel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unordnung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gewirr"
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        {
          "word": "Verwirrung"
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        {
          "word": "Wirren"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɪrvar/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɪʁ.vaʁ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɪɐ̯.va(ɐ̯)]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʋ...ʋ...]"
    },
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          "word": "Durcheinander"
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          "word": "Kuddelmuddel"
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          "word": "Unordnung"
        },
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          "word": "Gewirr"
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          "word": "Verwirrung"
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɪʁ.vaʁ]"
    },
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