wirr

German

Etymology

17th-century backformation from wirren, verwirren; see the latter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪr/, [vɪʁ], [vɪɐ̯], [ʋ-] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /viːr/, [vi(ː)ɐ̯], [ʋ-] (regional, including Westphalia)
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: wir (regional only)

Adjective

wirr (strong nominative masculine singular wirrer, comparative wirrer, superlative am wirrsten or am wirresten)

  1. confused, disorderly, chaotic
  2. muddled, confused, incoherent (of thoughts, speech, mental state, etc.)

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “wirr” in Duden online
  • “wirr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “wirr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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