irre

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German irre, erre, from Old High German irri, from Proto-West Germanic *irʀī, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaz (bewildered, confused, crazy, lost). Related to irren (to wander, get lost).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʁə/
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Adjective

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irre (strong nominative masculine singular irrer, comparative irrer, superlative am irrsten)

  1. crazy, insane, mad, mental
    Synonyms: irrsinnig, geisteskrank, geistesgestört, wahnsinnig
    Sag mal, bist du völlig irre geworden?Tell me, did you become completely insane?
  2. (slang) crazy, incredible, extreme
    Synonyms: sagenhaft, fantastisch, unglaublich, wahnsinnig
    Der Wagen kam mit einer irren Geschwindigkeit um die Kurve.The car came round the bend at a terrific speed.
    Das ist ein irres Gefühl.It's an incredible feeling.
    Ich habe mir gestern dieses irre Kleid gekauft.I bought this fantastic dress yesterday.

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Verb

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irre

  1. inflection of irren:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From irr m.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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irre (present tense irrer, past tense irra or irret, past participle irra or irret)

  1. (intransitive, about copper) to turn verdigris

Etymology 2

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From German irren, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaną.

Verb

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irre (present tense irrer, past tense irra or irret, past participle irra or irret)

  1. (poetic) to err (stray)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German erren, irren.

Verb

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irre (present tense irrar, past tense irra, past participle irra, passive infinitive irrast, present participle irrande, imperative irre/irr)

  1. (transitive) to tease
  2. (transitive) to anger, aggravate

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