skurril
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin scurrīlis, from scurra (“jester, joker”). Compare Italian scurrile and English scurrilous.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]skurril (strong nominative masculine singular skurriler, comparative skurriler, superlative am skurrilsten)
- bizarre, absurd, droll
- Synonyms: bizarr, eigenartig, komisch
- Das ist eine skurrile Idee.
- That's a weird idea.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of skurril
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist skurril | sie ist skurril | es ist skurril | sie sind skurril | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | skurriler | skurrile | skurriles | skurrile |
genitive | skurrilen | skurriler | skurrilen | skurriler | |
dative | skurrilem | skurriler | skurrilem | skurrilen | |
accusative | skurrilen | skurrile | skurriles | skurrile | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der skurrile | die skurrile | das skurrile | die skurrilen |
genitive | des skurrilen | der skurrilen | des skurrilen | der skurrilen | |
dative | dem skurrilen | der skurrilen | dem skurrilen | den skurrilen | |
accusative | den skurrilen | die skurrile | das skurrile | die skurrilen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein skurriler | eine skurrile | ein skurriles | (keine) skurrilen |
genitive | eines skurrilen | einer skurrilen | eines skurrilen | (keiner) skurrilen | |
dative | einem skurrilen | einer skurrilen | einem skurrilen | (keinen) skurrilen | |
accusative | einen skurrilen | eine skurrile | ein skurriles | (keine) skurrilen |
Comparative forms of skurril
Superlative forms of skurril
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “skurril” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “skurril” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “skurril” in Duden online
- “skurril” in OpenThesaurus.de
Luxembourgish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]skurril (masculine skurrilen, neuter skurriilt, comparative méi skurril, superlative am skurriilsten)
Declension
[edit]declension of skurril
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass skurril | si ass skurril | et ass skurril | si si(nn) skurril | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | skurrilen | skurril | skurriilt | skurril |
independent without determiner | skurriles | skurriler | |||
dative | after any declined word | skurrilen | skurriler | skurrilen | skurrilen |
as first declined word | skurrilem | skurrilem |