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English

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Verb

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narr (third-person singular simple present narrs, present participle narring, simple past and past participle narred)

  1. (rare or obsolete, intransitive) Alternative spelling of gnar

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German narre, itself borrowed from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro.

Noun

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narr (genitive narri, partitive narri)

  1. fool, joker, jester

Declension

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Declension of narr (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative narr narrid
accusative nom.
gen. narri
genitive narride
partitive narri narre
narrisid
illative narri
narrisse
narridesse
narresse
inessive narris narrides
narres
elative narrist narridest
narrest
allative narrile narridele
narrele
adessive narril narridel
narrel
ablative narrilt narridelt
narrelt
translative narriks narrideks
narreks
terminative narrini narrideni
essive narrina narridena
abessive narrita narrideta
comitative narriga narridega

Further reading

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  • narr”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • narr in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Narr.

Adjective

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narr m (feminine singular narra, masculine plural narrs, feminine plural narras)

  1. (Sursilvan) crazy, mad

Swedish

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en narr avbildad (depicted) på en dörr

Etymology

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Attested in Swedish at least since 1528; from Middle Low German narre, from Old Saxon *narro, from Proto-West Germanic *narrō. Cognate with Danish narr and Norwegian Nynorsk narr.

Noun

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narr c

  1. a jester, joker, fool
  2. a fool (ridiculous (and conceited) person)

Declension

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Declension of narr
nominative genitive
singular indefinite narr narrs
definite narren narrens
plural indefinite narrar narrars
definite narrarna narrarnas

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: narr
  • Finnish: narri

References

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