Weißnarr

German

Etymology

From Weiß (“white”) +‎ Narr (“fool”). Coined by the German folklorist Wilhelm Kutter in reference to the white linen clothing worn by Weißnarren.

Noun

Weißnarr m (weak, genitive Weißnarren, plural Weißnarren)

1. A class of folkloric figures in the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht (carnival) tradition distinguished by their richly-embroidered white clothing.

Declension

Declension of Weißnarr [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Weißnarr	die	Weißnarren
genitive	eines	des	Weißnarren	der	Weißnarren
dative	einem	dem	Weißnarren	den	Weißnarren
accusative	einen	den	Weißnarren	die	Weißnarren

Hyponyms

• Narro

Coordinate terms

• Flecklenarr